mcp-exa

> A Python MCP server that exposes Exa search capabilities

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mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

pip install mcp-exa

Set your Exa API key:

export EXA_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Run the MCP server:

mcp-exa

Or use as a module:

python -m mcp_exa

• EXA_API_KEY - Your Exa API key (required). Get it at https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys

The server exposes the following MCP tools:

| Tool | Description | | ---- | ----------- | | web_search_exa | Search the web for any topic | | get_code_context_exa | Find code examples from GitHub, Stack Overflow | | crawling_exa | Get full content from a specific URL | | web_search_advanced_exa | Advanced search with filters |

Add to your config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "mcp-exa",
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to your opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "mcp-exa",
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
      },
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-exa.git
cd mcp-exa
pip install -e ".[test]"

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