Exa Search MCP

Name: Exa Search MCP
Author: Exa

AI-native web search built for language models

Official

Featured

APIs & Integrations

Install Command

npx exa-mcp-server

Claude Desktop Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
      "env": { "EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>" }
    }
  }
}

Exa Search MCP is an officially maintained MCP server in the APIs & Integrations category, developed by Exa. It runs locally on your machine, keeping your data private and giving you full control over the connection. It bridges the gap between Claude and your existing services without any custom integration code.

About Exa Search MCP

Exa Search MCP server provides AI assistants with real-time web search results optimised for language models.

Features

Neural web search returning clean, structured results
Full-page content extraction
Semantic similarity search
Find similar pages to a given URL
Filter by domain, date, and content type
Minimal noise, maximum signal

Who Should Use Exa Search MCP?

1Search and retrieve information using natural language
2Control a browser and scrape the web through Claude
3Connect Claude to third-party APIs without writing glue code
4Automate workflows that span multiple services and platforms

How to Install Exa Search MCP

Before you start

You will need Node.js (v18 or later) installed on your machine — download it from nodejs.org if you haven't already.

1Open a terminal (Terminal on Mac, Command Prompt or PowerShell on Windows).
2Paste the install command above and press Enter — Node.js will download and run the server automatically.
3Add the server to your Claude Desktop config file (see the JSON snippet above) and restart Claude.

The Claude Desktop config snippet above can be copied and pasted directly into your claude_desktop_config.json file — no editing required.

How Exa Search MCP Compares

✦It is an officially maintained server — unlike community alternatives, it is built and supported by the original project team, ensuring compatibility with upstream changes.

✦It runs entirely on your local machine, so no data leaves your environment — important for teams with privacy or compliance requirements.

✦Authentication uses API keys, giving you fine-grained control over access without requiring a full OAuth setup.