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Exa MCP Server

Provides AI-powered web search capabilities through the Exa API via MCP, enabling semantic search, finding similar pages, and retrieving full page contents from your AI workflow.

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What This Server Exposes

Tools

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Resources

  • •search results
  • •page contents
  • •similar pages

Setup Instructions

  1. 1Sign up at exa.ai and generate an API key from dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys
  2. 2Add the Exa server config to your Claude Desktop configuration
  3. 3Set the EXA_API_KEY environment variable
  4. 4Restart Claude Desktop

Configuration

Claude Desktop Configuration

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-exa"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-exa-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

EXA_API_KEY
Exa API key from dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys
Required🔒 Secret

Server Manifest

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Compatibility

Claude DesktopClaude Code
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Safety Notes

Search queries are sent to Exa's servers. Be mindful of sensitive information in queries. API usage is metered — monitor your usage to avoid unexpected charges.

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