Exa Search MCP Server
Exa Search MCP server enables AI models to perform semantic web search, content crawling, and structured data retrieval using neural network-based understanding.
Overview
The Exa MCP Server connects AI assistants to Exa's web search and webpage content fetching tools. Exa uses neural network embeddings to understand the meaning behind queries, returning highly relevant results.
Official Server:
Developed and maintained by Exa Labs
Key Features
Semantic Web Search
Neural network-based search that understands meaning, not just keywords
Web Content Fetching
Read a webpage's full content as clean markdown
Exa Agent
Run an Exa Agent for multi-step research and structured output
Semantic Search
Search the web for a topic and get clean, ready-to-use content
Date & Domain Filtering
Filter results by publish date, crawl date, and specific domains
Multi-Client Support
Works with Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Zed, and more
Available Tools
Quick Reference
| Tool | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|
web_search_exa | Semantic web search for any topic | Search |
web_fetch_exa | Get full content of a specific webpage | Content |
web_search_advanced_exa (optional) | Advanced search with filters, domains, dates, highlights, summaries, and subpage crawling | Search |
agent_run (optional) | Multi-step research, list-building, enrichment, and structured output | Research |
Detailed Usage
web_search_exa▶
Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content.
{
"query": "Rust async runtime comparison 2025",
"numResults": 10,
"type": "auto"
}
web_search_advanced_exa▶
Advanced search with full control over filters, domains, dates, and content options.
{
"query": "LLM agent architectures",
"startPublishedDate": "2025-01-01",
"numResults": 15,
"type": "deep"
}
web_fetch_exa▶
Get the full content of a specific webpage from a known URL.
{
"url": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code",
"textMaxCharacters": 5000
}
Installation
{
"mcpServers": {
"exa": {
"url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
Authentication:
The hosted server works anonymously with rate limits. Use OAuth or an API key for higher limits and access to Exa Agent.
Sources
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