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exa-server

AI-powered code search MCP server using Exa API for intelligent code search and retrieval in AI assistants

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Install / Use

claude mcp add it-beard -- npx -y github:it-beard/exa-server

If the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.

About this skill
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MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server

Quality Score

59/100

Supported Platforms

Claude Code
Claude Desktop

Our assessment of exa-server

exa-server scores 59/100 on our quality scale, 4078th of 4,588 Development & Engineering skills we index.

Its MCP Server is 1.7 KB long, well organised into 10 sections with 6 code examples: moderately detailed.

It has 3 GitHub stars, so there is little community track record yet; judge it on its content.

Substance
20/30
Structure
20/20
Description
12/15
Adoption
3/20
Freshness
5/15

Maintenance, license and trust

  • The repository was last updated about 1.9 years ago. Expect some instructions to reference tool versions or APIs that have since changed.
  • Our last check on 2026-09-14 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 80/100, with 2 cautions 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 found

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.

AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-29. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-29. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install exa-server?
Run claude mcp add it-beard -- npx -y github:it-beard/exa-server. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent.
Which AI agents does exa-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-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 80/100 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-server still maintained?
The repository was last updated about 1.9 years ago. Expect some instructions to reference tool versions or APIs that have since changed.

Skill content

View source on GitHub

Exa MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI-powered code search capabilities using the Exa API.

Features

  • Perform AI-powered code searches using natural language queries
  • Get relevant code examples and documentation
  • Configurable number of search results
  • JSON response format with rich metadata

Installation

  1. Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/it-beard/exo-server.git
cd exa-server
  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Build the project:
npm run build
  1. Configure your Exa API key in the MCP settings file (tested with Cline):
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/exa-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

The server provides the following tools and resources:

Tools

search

Perform an AI-powered search using Exa API

Input Schema:

{
  "query": "Search query",
  "numResults": 10
}

Resources

  • exa://search/{query} - Search results for a specific query
  • exa://last-search/result - Results from the most recent search query

Development

  1. Make your changes in the src directory
  2. Build the project:
npm run build
  1. Test your changes by configuring the server in your MCP settings

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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GitHub Stars3
CategoryDevelopment
Updated1y ago
Forks2
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Languages

JavaScript

Trust signals

80/100

From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.

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