exa-mcp-server MCP server

Name: exa-mcp-server
Author: exa-labs

Exa MCP for web search and web crawling!

What exa-mcp-server does

Summarised from the project README; check the repository for the latest details.

Tools exposed (4)

web_search_exa – Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content
web_fetch_exa – Read a webpage's full content as clean markdown from one or more URLs
agent_run – Run an Exa Agent for multi-step research, list-building, enrichment, and structured output
web_search_advanced_exa – Advanced search with filters, domains, dates, highlights, summaries, and subpage crawling

Requirements

Remote server URL (no local install)

Repository: exa-labs/exa-mcp-server
Website: https://exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp
Stars: ★5130
Language: TypeScript
Last updated: 2026-10-07
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How to install exa-mcp-server MCP in Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code

Install

Taken from the project README (README Cursor install link). Check the README for required API keys before use.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

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

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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