{
  "display_name": "Exa MCP Server",
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server",
  "author": {
    "name": "exa-labs"
  },
  "license": "MIT",
  "tags": [
    "search",
    "web search",
    "AI",
    "Claude",
    "MCP",
    "Model Context Protocol"
  ],
  "arguments": {
    "EXA_API_KEY": {
      "description": "API key from dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys",
      "required": true,
      "example": "your-api-key-here"
    }
  },
  "installations": {
    "npm": {
      "type": "npm",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "exa-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "${EXA_API_KEY}"
      },
      "description": "Run with NPX",
      "recommended": true
    },
    "docker": {
      "type": "docker",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "EXA_API_KEY",
        "mcp/exa"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "${EXA_API_KEY}"
      },
      "description": "Run using Docker"
    }
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "title": "Web Search",
      "description": "Search for recent developments in quantum computing",
      "prompt": "Can you search for recent developments in quantum computing?"
    },
    {
      "title": "News Search",
      "description": "Search for and summarize news about AI startups",
      "prompt": "Search for and summarize the latest news about artificial intelligence startups in new york."
    },
    {
      "title": "Research Paper Search",
      "description": "Find research papers about climate change",
      "prompt": "Find and analyze recent research papers about climate change solutions."
    },
    {
      "title": "Twitter Search",
      "description": "Search for tweets from specific users",
      "prompt": "Search Twitter for posts from @elonmusk about SpaceX."
    }
  ],
  "name": "exa-mcp-server",
  "description": "A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets AI assistants like Claude use the Exa AI Search API for web searches. This setup allows AI models to get real-time web information in a safe and controlled way.",
  "categories": [
    "Web Services"
  ],
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "web_search",
      "description": "Search the web using Exa AI - performs real-time web searches and can scrape content from specific URLs. Supports configurable result counts and returns the content from the most relevant websites.",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "query": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Search query"
          },
          "numResults": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of search results to return (default: 5)"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "query"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "prompts": [],
  "resources": [],
  "is_official": true,
  "docker_url": "https://hub.docker.com/r/mcp/exa"
}
