exa-mcp-server
Exa MCP for web search and web crawling!
Install / Use
claude mcp add exa-labs -- npx -y github:exa-labs/exa-mcp-serverIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
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Our assessment of exa-mcp-server
exa-mcp-server scores 88/100 on our quality scale, 1776th of 4,632 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 39%).
Its MCP Server is 7.5 KB long, well organised into 10 sections with 5 code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
With 5,218 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so exa-mcp-server is actively maintained.
- Our last check on 2026-10-17 found the source still online.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 95/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
exa-mcp-server compared with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| exa-mcp-server (this skill)by exa-labs | 88 | 5.2k | 1d ago | MCP Server |
| taste-skillby Leonxlnx | 100 | 111.4k | 2d ago | CLAUDE.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install exa-mcp-server?
- Run
claude mcp add exa-labs -- npx -y github:exa-labs/exa-mcp-server. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does exa-mcp-server work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is exa-mcp-server safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is MIT-licensed and scores 95/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is exa-mcp-server still maintained?
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so exa-mcp-server is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.