MCP server exposing Exa websearch API

mcp-exa

5 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

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Last commit 205d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

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MCP server exposing Exa websearch API is an MCP server that MCP server exposing Exa websearch API. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 76/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "mcp-exa"
    }
  }
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is MCP server exposing Exa websearch API safe to use?: MCP server exposing Exa websearch API has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install MCP server exposing Exa websearch API?: MCP server exposing Exa websearch API supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can MCP server exposing Exa websearch API do?: MCP server exposing Exa websearch API provides 5 tools: Install, Usage, Configuration, OpenCode, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with MCP server exposing Exa websearch API?: MCP server exposing Exa websearch API is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is MCP server exposing Exa websearch API actively maintained?: MCP server exposing Exa websearch API is less actively maintained - last commit was 205 days ago.

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Tool

Description

web_search_exa

Search the web for any topic

get_code_context_exa

Find code examples from GitHub, Stack Overflow

crawling_exa

Get full content from a specific URL

web_search_advanced_exa

Advanced search with filters

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "exa": { "command": "mcp-exa" } } }

OpenCode

Add to your opencode.json:

{ "mcp": { "exa": { "type": "stdio", "command": "mcp-exa", "enabled": true } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MCP server exposing Exa websearch API safe to use?

MCP server exposing Exa websearch API has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install MCP server exposing Exa websearch API?

MCP server exposing Exa websearch API supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can MCP server exposing Exa websearch API do?

MCP server exposing Exa websearch API provides 5 tools: Install, Usage, Configuration, OpenCode, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with MCP server exposing Exa websearch API?

MCP server exposing Exa websearch API is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is MCP server exposing Exa websearch API actively maintained?

MCP server exposing Exa websearch API is less actively maintained - last commit was 205 days ago.

MCP Exa

A Python MCP server that exposes Exa search capabilities (no API key required)

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

Install

pip install mcp-exa

Usage

No API key required. The server uses Exa's public MCP endpoint.

Run the MCP server:

mcp-exa

Or use as a module:

python -m mcp_exa

Configuration

Available Tools

The server exposes the following MCP tools:

Tool	Description
`web_search_exa`	Search the web for any topic
`get_code_context_exa`	Find code examples from GitHub, Stack Overflow
`crawling_exa`	Get full content from a specific URL
`web_search_advanced_exa`	Advanced search with filters

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "mcp-exa"
    }
  }
}

OpenCode

Add to your opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "mcp-exa",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Development

git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-exa.git
cd mcp-exa
pip install -e ".[test]"

# run tests
pytest

# format
ruff format src/ tests/

# lint
ruff check src/ tests/

# type check
mypy src/