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io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

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MCP server exposing Exa websearch API

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About io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa is an MCP server published by daedalus in the Search category: mCP server exposing Exa websearch API.

Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.

Install

uvx
uvx mcp-exa
pip
pip install mcp-exa

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

Tools (4)

crawling_exaGet full content from a specific URL

Parameters not published.

get_code_context_exaFind code examples from GitHub, Stack Overflow

Parameters not published.

web_search_advanced_exaAdvanced search with filters

Parameters not published.

web_search_exaSearch the web for any topic

Parameters not published.

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README

MCP Exa

A Python MCP server that exposes Exa search capabilities (no API key required)

PyPI Python Coverage Ruff

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

Install

pip install mcp-exa

Usage

No API key required. The server uses Exa's public MCP endpoint.

Run the MCP server:

mcp-exa

Or use as a module:

python -m mcp_exa

Configuration

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/

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Questions

About io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

How do I install io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa?

Run uvx mcp-exa, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration.

Is io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 37 out of 100 (low). It passes 1 of the 1 static security checks run so far. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa still maintained?

The last commit was 6 months ago. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.