Exa MCP Server
Exa's own MCP server, hosted by Exa at mcp.exa.ai, that gives an AI client Exa web search and page reading.
What it does
Exa's own MCP server, hosted by Exa at mcp.exa.ai, that gives an AI client Exa web search and page reading. By default it offers a search tool that returns cleaned page content and a fetch tool that turns one or more URLs into Markdown; an advanced search with domain, date and subpage options and a tool that starts multi-step Exa Agent research runs can be switched on through a URL parameter. It works without signing in under rate limits, while OAuth or an Exa API key raises the limits and is required for Exa Agent. An npm package can also run it locally, and the repository doubles as a Claude and Codex plugin with two skills.
Capabilities
- Search the web and get cleaned page content
- Read full pages from URLs as Markdown
- Filter searches by domain, date and category (optional tool)
- Start multi-step Exa Agent research runs (optional tool)
About
- Publisher
- Exa
- Tool
- Exa
Install
- Run this to add it to Claude Code:
claude plugin install exa@claude-plugins-official
From the project's documentation · Add to a config file with the config builder
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Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | |
| Tools | Exa, Web search | |
| Publisher | Exa | source |
| Official status | OfficialExa's docs document the server and link the exa-labs repository | source |
| Connection | Local or remote | source |
| Can change data | No | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Claude Code, Cursor, Visual Studio Code, Codex, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, Devin Desktop, Zed | source |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 5, 2026Version 3.4.15,221 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository |
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Also listed under: Web search
Sources
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server · Backs: AI clients, Connection, Needs an API key or sign-in, Activity, LicenceNov 10, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- Web pageexa.ai · Backs: Official status, PublisherNov 12, 2026
- MCP Registry entryai.exa/exa · Backs: ConnectionNov 10, 2026