Exa Claude connector

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Add to Claude

URL https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

$ claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Needs a Exa account All setup steps

Exa in Claude at a glance

Reads: 2 tools; Code context exas and exas
Creates & edits: Nothing; Every tool only reads
Deletes: Nothing; No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Exa sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find Exa exas about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
web_search_exa
Finds exas that match what you ask for
→
3 · Server runs it

mcp.exa.ai

As your Exa account
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Read-only: nothing is changed

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Exa’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Exa to Claude

Exa docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Exa.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Exa and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Exa is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

1
Add the server:
```
claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
```
Add --scope user to use it in every project.
2 Run /mcp, pick exa and sign in.
3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Exa MCP server URL

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Exa MCP tools

2 read. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 2

Code context exas 1 tool
- get_code_context_exa Opens one code context exa with its details (our summary)
Exas 1 tool
- web_search_exa Finds exas that match what you ask for (our summary)

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Exa

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Exa offers. Not from Exa or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find Exa exas about [a topic].

uses web_search_exa
Open the Exa code context exa [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses get_code_context_exa

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

mcp.exa.ai

On the developer’s own domain (exa.ai), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Exa account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

Read-only tools

Judging by their names, none of the tools create, change or delete anything.

Policy

Published by Exa and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Exa connector do in Claude?

Exa MCP gives you real-time web searches and can extracts content from any URL. It also finds the best code examples and documentation, searches billions of GitHub repos, docs sites, and StackOverflow to give you fresh coding context.

Is the Exa connector official?

It is made by Exa and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Exa MCP server URL?

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at mcp.exa.ai. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

How do I add Exa to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose exa and sign in to Exa. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.