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Exa MCP

Exa's official MCP server for AI web search and page crawling.

MCP server★ 5.2k starsMITResearchSales

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Key facts

Type
MCP server
Jobs it fits
Research a market or topic; Find companies and people
Fields
Research, Sales
Works with
Any MCP client, Claude Code, Cursor
GitHub
exa-labs/exa-mcp-server
Licence
MIT
Stars
5,158 as of October 21, 2026
Last updated
October 19, 2026 (last push to GitHub)
Author
@exa-labs
Submitted by
@aiteamguide
Added to the Hub
October 21, 2026

Install / Use it

MITRemote MCP server

Download ZIP View source

Cursor

Add to Cursor

Or paste into ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

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

Plugin marketplace (terminal)

claude plugin install exa@claude-plugins-official

Claude

This is a remote server. In Claude, add it as a custom connector with this URL:

Remote MCP server URL

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

VS Code

Add to VS Code

Or from the command line

code --add-mcp '{"name":"exa","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"}'

ChatGPT

Remote server: add it in ChatGPT as a custom connector (developer mode) with this URL. Availability depends on your ChatGPT plan.

Remote MCP server URL

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Codex

Command from the README

codex mcp add exa --url https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Safety: Runs code from a third-party repo. Review the source and the permissions before installing.

Commands and configs are taken from the project's README and re-wrapped in each app's documented format. If they differ, the README wins.

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