Can Claude Code use Exa?
Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,180 MCP servers · Methodology
Official Exa route
Exa runs its own MCP server.
- Endpoint:
https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp - Sign-in: No sign-in
- In the official MCP Registry: Yes,
ai.exa/exa.
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Remote Exa servers
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exa Yours? Claim it | Official | Live | No auth | 2 | A |
| Exa Search Yours? Claim it | Community | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | A |
| Exa Yours? Claim it | Community | Live | No auth | — | B |
| xpay Competitive Intel Yours? Claim it | Community | Not checked | Unknown | — | D |
| xpay Lead Gen Yours? Claim it | Community | Not checked | Unknown | — | D |
| Web Search API Eval Yours? Claim it | Community | Not checked | Unknown | — | D |
| AgentObserver - Check x402 Dependencies Before Paying Yours? Claim it | Community | Down | Unknown | — | D |
| Exa Labs Exa Code MCP Yours? Claim it | Community | Down | API key | — | D |
Local Exa servers
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| web-retrieval-mcp Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | C |
| SearchHub Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | C |
| MCP Browser Research Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | No auth | — | D |
| MCP Exa Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | No auth | — | D |
How to add Exa to Claude Code
- Remote server: run
claude mcp add --transport http <name> <url>. - Local server: run
claude mcp add <name> -- <command>with the install command from the server page. - Run
/mcpinside Claude Code to sign in.
Example for Exa (from the table above):
claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcpMenus change, so check Anthropic's Claude Code MCP docs. Every server page has a copy-paste config for Claude Code.
Is it safe to connect Exa to Claude Code?
Use the official server run by Exa. Anything a tool returns is sent to the AI vendor, so use a business plan that doesn't train on your data.
Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to Exa?
See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/exa/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/exa/
Does Exa have an official MCP server?
Yes: Exa (ai.exa/exa), published by Exa in the official MCP Registry. Endpoint: https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/exa/
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