Exa
Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://mcp.exa.ai/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"exa": {
"url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp{
"servers": {
"exa": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
}
}
}2 tools, verified live
web_search_exaread-onlySearch 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
web_fetch_exaread-onlyRead 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).
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