Exa MCP Server

Introduction

This MCP server provides comprehensive web search and research capabilities powered by Exa AI, a neural search engine specifically designed for Large Language Models. Exa AI offers enterprise-grade web search that goes beyond traditional search engines, providing fast, controllable, and accurate results with the ability to find niche content that other tools might miss.

The server exposes six main tools that fall into three primary categories: general web search and content crawling, specialized company and LinkedIn research, and advanced AI-powered deep research. These tools leverage Exa's neural and keyword ranking system to deliver high-quality, relevant results with low latency.

Trusted by leading AI companies like Cursor, Databricks, and Vercel, this MCP server enables AI applications to access real-time web information, conduct thorough business research, and generate comprehensive reports with proper citations and source verification.

Use Cases

Real-time Web Research and Content Analysis

Perfect for gathering current information on any topic, from technical documentation to recent news and developments.

Sample prompt: Find the latest developments in quantum computing from the past 6 months, including any breakthrough research papers and commercial applications

Company Intelligence and Business Research

Comprehensive business analysis including company operations, financial information, recent news, and industry positioning.

Sample prompt: Research Tesla's recent supply chain partnerships and manufacturing expansions, focusing on their battery technology suppliers and production capacity changes in 2024

Professional Networking and Recruitment

LinkedIn-focused search to find specific professionals, companies, or business opportunities with detailed filtering capabilities.

Sample prompt: Find senior software engineers at Series A startups in San Francisco who have experience with both machine learning and blockchain technology

Technical Documentation and Code Reference

Extract detailed content from technical documentation, Stack Overflow discussions, and developer resources to support coding tasks.

Sample prompt: Crawl the latest React 18 documentation for server-side rendering best practices and extract code examples for implementing streaming SSR

Deep Market Analysis and Competitive Intelligence

Comprehensive research reports that analyze multiple sources, synthesize findings, and provide well-cited summaries on complex topics.

Sample prompt: Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the autonomous vehicle industry, including key players, technological challenges, regulatory landscape, and market projections for the next 5 years

Content Verification and Fact-Checking

Verify information across multiple web sources and provide authoritative, well-sourced answers to specific questions.

Sample prompt: Verify the current FDA approval status for CRISPR-based therapies in the United States, including specific treatments, approval dates, and any recent regulatory changes

Industry Trend Monitoring

Track emerging trends, technologies, and market movements across various industries with real-time web monitoring.

Sample prompt: Monitor recent developments in renewable energy storage solutions, focusing on new battery technologies and their commercial adoption by utility companies in 2024

Academic and Scientific Research

Access and analyze scientific papers, research publications, and academic resources for literature reviews and research synthesis.

Sample prompt: Find recent peer-reviewed research on the effectiveness of AI-assisted drug discovery, particularly focusing on protein folding prediction methods published in the last 18 months

Details

MCP Server URL:

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?exaApiKey=YOUR_API_KEY

Type:

HTTP Stream

Authentication:

API key in URL parameter

How to connect this MCP server

Tools

web_search_exa

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.

company_research_exa

Research companies using Exa AI - finds comprehensive information about businesses, organizations, and corporations. Provides insights into company operations, news, financial information, and industry analysis.

crawling_exa

Extract and crawl content from specific URLs using Exa AI - retrieves full text content, metadata, and structured information from web pages. Ideal for extracting detailed content from known URLs.

linkedin_search_exa

Search LinkedIn profiles and companies using Exa AI - finds professional profiles, company pages, and business-related content on LinkedIn. Useful for networking, recruitment, and business research.

deep_researcher_start

Start a comprehensive AI-powered deep research task for complex queries. This tool initiates an intelligent agent that performs extensive web searches, crawls relevant pages, analyzes information, and synthesizes findings into a detailed research report. The agent thinks critically about the research topic and provides thorough, well-sourced answers. Use this for complex research questions that require in-depth analysis rather than simple searches. After starting a research task, IMMEDIATELY use deep_researcher_check with the returned task ID to monitor progress and retrieve results.

deep_researcher_check

Check the status and retrieve results of a deep research task. This tool monitors the progress of an AI agent that performs comprehensive web searches, analyzes multiple sources, and synthesizes findings into detailed research reports. The tool includes a built-in 5-second delay before checking to allow processing time. IMPORTANT: You must call this tool repeatedly (poll) until the status becomes 'completed' to get the final research results. When status is 'running', wait a few seconds and call this tool again with the same task ID.