MCP'S
Exa Web Search MCP
by Exa
Overview
Official Exa MCP server for giving AI assistants access to Exa web search, code search, web fetch, company research, and research tools.
Details
Exa Web Search MCP is Exa’s official Model Context Protocol server. The official Exa documentation describes it as a server for connecting AI assistants to Exa web search, code search, web fetch, and optional agent research tools. Exa’s MCP product page describes it as a free, open-source MCP connection for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and other AI tools to access Exa search, code search, and research capabilities. The GitHub repository describes exa-labs/exa-mcp-server as an Exa MCP Server for web search, code search, and company research.
When to Use
Use when an AI assistant or MCP-capable client needs access to Exa-powered web search. Use when Claude Cursor VS Code or another AI tool needs MCP access to Exa search or code search. Use when a workflow needs Exa research-oriented capabilities such as agent research or company research through an MCP server.
Getting Started
- Read the official Exa MCP documentation: https://exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp.
- Review the official MCP product page for supported AI tools and capabilities: https://exa.ai/mcp.
- Use the public repository for source code and project details: https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.
- Install from npm if using the published package: npm i exa-mcp-server.
Key Features
- •Official Exa MCP server.
- •Connects AI assistants to Exa web search.
- •Supports code search.
- •Supports web fetch tools according to Exa documentation.
- •Includes research-oriented tools
- •including optional agent research and company research references in official/repository descriptions.
- •Exa MCP page describes support for Claude
- •Cursor
- •VS Code
- •and other AI tools.
Capabilities
- •mcp
- •web-search
- •code-search
- •web-fetch
- •agent-research
- •company-research
Last updated Jun 29, 2026