exa-mcp-server

Exa MCP for web search and web crawling!

Install Command

npx -y exa-mcp-server

Claude Desktop Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "exa-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

exa-mcp-server is a community MCP server that connects AI assistants like Claude to exa mcp for web search and web crawling!. It runs locally on your machine, keeping your data private and giving you full control over the connection. AI engineers can use it to chain models and pipelines into more powerful workflows.

About exa-mcp-server

Overview

Exa MCP for web search and web crawling!

Topics

code-search, codesearch, crawling, mcp, mcp-server, model-context-protocol, web-search, websearch, search mcp, model context protocol, exa, search, claude, ai, research, papers, people

Who Should Use exa-mcp-server?

1Search and retrieve information using natural language
2Control a browser and scrape the web through Claude
3Chain AI models and pipelines through a unified MCP interface
4Let Claude orchestrate other AI tools and models

How to Install exa-mcp-server

Before you start

You will need Node.js (v18 or later) installed on your machine — download it from nodejs.org if you haven't already.

1Open a terminal (Terminal on Mac, Command Prompt or PowerShell on Windows).
2Paste the install command above and press Enter — Node.js will download and run the server automatically.
3Add the server to your Claude Desktop config file (see the JSON snippet above) and restart Claude.

The Claude Desktop config snippet above can be copied and pasted directly into your claude_desktop_config.json file — no editing required.