A
license-
qualityD
maintenanceMCP server for using various search tools like Tavily API.
Planning to support various search tools (i.e. wiki search, searxng, etc)
Last updated
3
MIT
mcp-exa
by daedalus
Provides tools to search for code examples from GitHub repositories through Exa's search capabilities.
Provides tools to search for code examples and solutions from Stack Overflow through Exa's search capabilities.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@mcp-exasearch for recent research papers on transformer models"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
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-exaRelated MCP server: ReActMCP Web Search
Usage
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 |
| Search the web for any topic |
| Find code examples from GitHub, Stack Overflow |
| Get full content from a specific URL |
| Advanced search with filters |
MCP Client Configuration
Claude Desktop
Add to your config file:
macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows:
%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/Maintenance
–Maintainers
–Response time
–Release cycle
1Releases (12mo)
Commit activity
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