Exa Search MCP

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Exa Search MCP

Semantic + neural web search via Exa.

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Best for

Best for AI app developers + research workflows needing semantic web search.

At a glance

Pricing: open-source
Setup time: 10 minutes
Learning curve: easy
Last verified: 5/27/2026

What we love

✓Exa-maintained
✓Neural search distinguishes from keyword
✓Strong for AI research workflows

Where it falls short

−Per-call cost
−Some sites blocked or paywalled
−API budget needed

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install

shell

npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Config — Claude Desktop

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Config — Cursor

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Config — Claude Code

shell

claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Config — VS Code

json

{
  "servers": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

perpetual

✓MIT

Overview

MCP server for Exa.ai — semantic web search, similar-page lookup, content fetch, find-pages-like-this. API key auth.

Key features

●Semantic search
●Similar-page lookup
●Content extraction
●Date + domain filters
●API key

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

web_search_exa
Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content.
web_fetch_exa
Get the full content of a specific webpage from a known URL.
web_search_advanced_exa
Advanced web search with full control over filters, domains, dates, and content options (off by default).
get_code_context_exa
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use web_search_exa instead.
company_research_exa
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use web_search_advanced_exa instead.
crawling_exa
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use web_fetch_exa instead.
people_search_exa
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use web_search_advanced_exa instead.
linkedin_search_exa
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use web_search_advanced_exa instead.
deep_researcher_start
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use the Exa Research API instead.
deep_researcher_check
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use the Exa Research API instead.
deep_search_exa
Deprecated; retained for backwards compatibility — use web_search_advanced_exa instead.

Best use cases

AI-grounded research

Let Claude search the web semantically + ground answers in fetched content.

Find similar prospects

Use similar-pages to expand prospect or competitor lists.

Integrations

Exa.ai

OpenAI

Anthropic

LangChain

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