exa-mcp-server
exa-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under search. It reaches exa. It needs EXA_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 6 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-24.
Claude can perform Web Search | Exa with MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. exa-mcp-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
exa
Credential
EXA_API_KEY
Maintenance
Stars
6
State
stale
Licence
—
From the repository
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exa-mcp-server compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exa-mcp-server (this page) | exa | EXA_API_KEY | 6 | 2024-11-30 | — |
| mcp-omnisearch | exa, github, tavily(1 shared) | EXA_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY | 357 | 2026-10-23 | MIT |
| ReActMCP | exa, openai(1 shared) | EXA_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 143 | 2026-07-22 | MIT |
| anysearch-mcp-server | anysearch | ANYSEARCH_API_KEY | 2,052 | 2026-09-17 | Apache-2.0 |
| duckduckgo-mcp-server | — | None listed | 1,550 | 2026-09-04 | MIT |
| web-search-mcp | — | None listed | 1,182 | 2025-08-08 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with exa-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about exa-mcp-server
- What does exa-mcp-server do?
- Claude can perform Web Search | Exa with MCP (Model Context Protocol)
- How do I install exa-mcp-server?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/theishangoswami/exa-mcp-server
- What does exa-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches exa. The credentials we found in its source are EXA_API_KEY.
- Is exa-mcp-server official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 6 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2024-11-30.
- What licence does exa-mcp-server use?
- The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.
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