Exa MCP server
Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
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Exa tools (2)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsweb_fetch_exaFreeRead a webpage's full content as clean markdown. Use after web_search_exa when highlights are insufficient or to read any URL. Best for: Extracting full content from known URLs. Batch multiple URLs in one call. Returns: Clean text content and metadata from the page(s).
web_search_exaFreeSearch the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content. Best for: Finding current information, news, facts, people, companies, or answering questions about any topic. Returns: Clean text content from top search results. Query tips: describe the ideal page, not keywords. "blog post comparing React and Vue performance" not "React vs Vue". Use category:people / category:company to search through Linkedin profiles / companies respectively. If highlights are insufficient, follow up with web_fetch_exa on the best URLs.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-23 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 248ms20/20
- Tool poisoning2 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identitynamespace and repository owner differ; GitHub account older than a year6/10
What the publisher says
From the Exa repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Exa MCP Server
Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
Documentation · NPM Package · Get your API key
Installation
Connect to Exa's hosted MCP server:
https://mcp.exa.ai/mcpOr use a plugin when your client supports one.
Agent Plugin
This repository is an Agent Plugin. Install it with any compatible client.
Claude
Install from the Claude Plugin Marketplace, or run:
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
Exa: common questions
- Is Exa MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (88/100). Read the Exa safety report
- How do I install Exa?
- It runs remotely at mcp.exa.ai. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Exa need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Exa maintained?
- The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-23). The latest release is v3.4.1.
- Is Exa up?
- 100% of our last 20 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Exa?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Perplexity API Platform MCP server, Zotero MCP server and Tinysearch MCP server. Compare all Exa alternatives.
Alternatives to Exa
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- Perplexity API PlatformReal-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedEstablishedA
Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedEstablishedB- TinysearchFast discovery search and self-hosted web research for MCP agents.not reviewedEstablishedB
Free SearchNo-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.not reviewedGrowingB- Brave SearchBrave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.not reviewedEstablishedA
