Exa

Neural web search for agents — find pages by meaning, not keywords.

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What it connects

Integrates Exa AI Search so an agent can search the live web, fetch page contents and cite what it used. Good default when answers must reflect current information.

Capabilities

Live web search
Fetch page contents

Compatibility

Compatibility by agent
Agent	Status
Claude Code	Reported (not hands-on tested)

Clients listed by publisher: Claude Code, Cursor

Configuration

Claude Code

claude mcp add exa --env EXA_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY -- npx -y exa-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "exa-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

Exa API key

Source: https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server · Publisher: Exa Labs · ★ 5.2k on the source repo

Setup instructions and compatibility are compiled from publisher docs and community reports, not hands-on testing, unless a step is marked Tested. Check the source before relying on a setup.