MCP Exa
A Python MCP server that exposes Exa search capabilities (no API key required)
   
mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa
Install
pip install mcp-exaUsage
No API key required. The server uses Exa's public MCP endpoint.
Run the MCP server:
mcp-exaOr use as a module:
python -m mcp_exaConfiguration
Available Tools
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 |
MCP Client Configuration
Claude Desktop
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"
}
}
}OpenCode
Add to your opencode.json:
{
"mcp": {
"exa": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "mcp-exa",
"enabled": true
}
}
}Development
git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-exa.git
cd mcp-exa
pip install -e ".[test]"
# run tests
pytest
# format
ruff format src/ tests/
# lint
ruff check src/ tests/
# type check
mypy src/
