mcp-exa

mcp-exa

Exposes the Exa web search API as an MCP server, providing tools for web searching, content retrieval, and similar page discovery. It also supports advanced features like AI-generated answers and automated research task management.

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MCP Exa

A Python MCP server that exposes Exa search capabilities (no API key required)

PyPI Python Coverage Ruff

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

Install

pip install mcp-exa

Usage

No API key required. The server uses Exa's public MCP endpoint.

Run the MCP server:

mcp-exa

Or use as a module:

python -m mcp_exa

Configuration

Available Tools

The server exposes the following MCP tools:

Tool Description
web_search_exa Search the web for any topic
get_code_context_exa Find code examples from GitHub, Stack Overflow
crawling_exa Get full content from a specific URL
web_search_advanced_exa Advanced search with filters

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "mcp-exa"
    }
  }
}

OpenCode

Add to your opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "mcp-exa",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Development

git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-exa.git
cd mcp-exa
pip install -e ".[test]"

# run tests
pytest

# format
ruff format src/ tests/

# lint
ruff check src/ tests/

# type check
mypy src/

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