
AI Agent for Exa MCP Server
Integrate the Exa MCP Server to empower your AI assistants—like Claude—with real-time web search capabilities via the Exa AI Search API. Seamlessly access web information, perform company research, crawl URLs, and conduct deep research within a secure and controlled environment, all from your preferred AI assistant.

Real-Time Web Search and AI Tool Integration
Enable AI assistants to perform real-time web searches, extract web content, and access the latest information using the Exa MCP Server. Ideal for dynamic, up-to-date responses, company research, and content crawling—all configurable to your needs.
- Web Search API.
- Perform fast, accurate web searches and extract content with the web_search_exa tool.
- Company Research.
- Gather detailed business insights by crawling company websites using the company_research tool.
- URL Crawling.
- Extract and summarize content from specific URLs, articles, and documents with the crawling tool.
- LinkedIn Search.
- Search for people and companies on LinkedIn directly from your AI assistant with linkedin_search.

Flexible Configuration & Secure Access
Integrate with Claude Desktop, configure via JSON, and manage tool access with robust API key authentication. Easily select which tools are enabled, ensuring the right capabilities for your workflow and security needs.
- Easy Setup.
- Quickly configure Exa MCP with Claude Desktop or run remotely—installation via npm or Smithery CLI.
- API Key Security.
- Control access and secure your integration with API key authentication, configurable per environment.
- Tool Selection.
- Enable or disable specific tools like web search, company research, or LinkedIn search as needed.

Advanced Research & Automation
Leverage smart AI research tools for complex queries. Automatically start deep research, monitor progress, and retrieve comprehensive reports—ideal for in-depth analysis and competitive intelligence.
- Deep Researcher.
- Start and monitor long-form research tasks for comprehensive, multi-source answers using deep_researcher_start and deep_researcher_check.
- Automated Results.
- Receive detailed research reports and task completions directly in your AI workflow.
MCP INTEGRATION
Available Exa MCP Integration Tools
The following tools are available as part of the Exa MCP integration:
- web_search_exa
Performs real-time web searches with optimized results and content extraction for up-to-date information.
- company_research
Conducts comprehensive company research by crawling business websites to gather detailed information.
- crawling
Extracts content from specific URLs, allowing you to read articles, PDFs, or any web page when you have the exact link.
- linkedin_search
Searches LinkedIn for companies and people using Exa AI, supporting queries by company names, person names, or LinkedIn URLs.
- deep_researcher_start
Starts an advanced AI researcher for complex questions, enabling multi-source analysis and detailed report generation.
- deep_researcher_check
Checks the status of your deep research task and retrieves the comprehensive results when ready.
Enhance Claude with Real-Time Web Search
Connect Exa MCP Server to your Claude Desktop for powerful, up-to-date AI web research. Unlock advanced tools and see what's possible!
What is Exa
Exa is a cutting-edge technology company that provides a real-time AI search engine, web crawling API, SERP API, and deep research tools. Their platform is designed to enable users and developers to search, extract, and structure content from websites and live data sources efficiently. Exa’s technology supports dynamic data extraction, making it ideal for researchers, developers, and AI-driven applications that require up-to-date and comprehensive internet data. Exa stands out by offering powerful tools for automated research, content summarization, and intelligent data aggregation, all facilitated through robust APIs and AI-powered infrastructure.
Capabilities
What we can do with Exa
Exa’s services allow users to access real-time search data from the web, extract structured information from any website, and conduct deep, automated research. With Exa, you can build advanced search engines, automate content aggregation, monitor news and trends, and integrate live web data into your applications.
- Real-Time Search
- Instantly search and retrieve the latest web data using Exa’s AI-powered engine.
- Web Crawling
- Crawl and extract structured content from any website with powerful, flexible APIs.
- SERP Data
- Access up-to-date search engine results pages for custom research and analytics.
- Content Summarization
- Use AI to automatically summarize large volumes of web content for efficient research.
- Automated Monitoring
- Set up intelligent agents to track news, trends, and specific data changes across the internet.
How AI Agents Benefit from Exa
AI agents leverage Exa’s robust APIs and web crawling capabilities to automate research, stay updated with the latest web content, and extract structured data from diverse sources. Exa empowers autonomous systems and AI applications to perform intelligent information gathering, trend analysis, and content summarization at scale, significantly enhancing their operational efficiency and knowledge depth.