Exa MCP Server

What does “Exa” MCP Server do?

The Exa MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server enables AI assistants, such as Claude, to connect to the Exa AI Search API for real-time web searches. By serving as a bridge between AI models and the vast information available on the web, Exa MCP allows assistants to fetch up-to-date data, answer user queries more accurately, and access external knowledge in a safe, controlled manner. This enhances development workflows by integrating dynamic web search capabilities directly into AI-driven tools, making tasks like research, content generation, and fact-checking more efficient and reliable. Exa MCP can be run locally or accessed via a hosted endpoint, providing flexibility for various integration scenarios.

List of Prompts

No prompt templates are mentioned in the repository.

List of Resources

No explicit resources are described in the repository.

List of Tools

No explicit tool list is documented in the repository or in a server.py file.

Use Cases of this MCP Server

• Real-time Web Search Integration
  Developers can enable AI assistants to access the latest information from the web, ensuring responses are timely and relevant.
• Research Assistance
  AI can assist with complex research tasks by retrieving and summarizing recent articles, blogs, or documentation.
• Fact Checking
  Enhance trustworthiness by allowing AI to cross-reference claims with current data from authoritative websites.
• Content Generation
  Writers and marketers can use AI to pull in up-to-date references and generate content with accurate citations.
• Knowledge Augmentation
  AI models can supplement their training with new data from the web, improving their ability to answer niche or emerging questions.

How to set it up

Windsurf

No setup instructions for Windsurf are available in the repository.

Claude

1. Prerequisite: Install Node.js and exa-mcp-server globally:

   npm install -g exa-mcp-server
   

2. Locate Configuration: Open the claude_desktop_config.json file:
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
3. Edit Configuration: Add the Exa server configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "exa": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
         "env": {
           "EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Save and Restart: Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.
5. Verify Setup: Ensure the MCP server appears in the available tools.

Note: Secure your API keys using the env object as shown above.

Cursor

No setup instructions for Cursor are available in the repository.

Cline

No setup instructions for Cline are available in the repository.

Using a Remote Exa MCP

You can also connect directly to the hosted Exa MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?exaApiKey=your-exa-api-key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace your-exa-api-key with your actual API key from dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys.

How to use this MCP inside flows

Using MCP in FlowHunt

To integrate MCP servers into your FlowHunt workflow, start by adding the MCP component to your flow and connecting it to your AI agent:

Click on the MCP component to open the configuration panel. In the system MCP configuration section, insert your MCP server details using this JSON format:

{
  "exa": {
    "transport": "streamable_http",
    "url": "https://yourmcpserver.example/pathtothemcp/url"
  }
}

Once configured, the AI agent is now able to use this MCP as a tool with access to all its functions and capabilities. Remember to change "exa" to whatever the actual name of your MCP server is and replace the URL with your own MCP server URL.

Overview

Based on the available information, the Exa MCP Server is straightforward to set up and well-maintained, but lacks explicit documentation on prompts, resources, and tools in the public repository. Its focus is on web search integration. I would rate this MCP server a 5/10 for general use and documentation.

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