Exa MCP Server

@Exa

Documentation

Basic information

Transport

Streamable HTTP

Authentication

OAuth

About Exa MCP Server

Exa provides web search and code documentation search for AI workflows. Its connector gives assistants live retrieval context for finding relevant web pages, technical documentation, and source material when answers need grounded external information.

Connection details

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Setup

claude mcp add exa --transport http https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Exa MCP Server tools

Search 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 / category:company to search through Linkedin profiles / companies respectively. If highlights are insufficient, follow up with web_fetch_exa on the best URLs.

Read 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).

Frequently asked questions

What is the Exa remote MCP server?

The Exa remote MCP server is a hosted Model Context Protocol endpoint at https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp, so AI assistants can connect to it without installing or running anything locally.

How do I connect to the Exa MCP server?

Add the endpoint https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp to any MCP-compatible client such as Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code. The setup snippets on this page configure each client in one step.

Does the Exa MCP server require authentication?

Yes. Exa uses OAuth: the first time you connect, your MCP client opens a browser window to sign in and authorize access, then reuses the credentials for future sessions.

Which transport does the Exa MCP server use?

Exa exposes a Streamable HTTP endpoint, the transport used by remote MCP servers and supported by all major MCP clients.

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