exa-mcp-server
Platform for web search and crawling using Model Context Protocol.
GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 20, 2026
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Decision brief
The exa-mcp-server is centered around web search and crawling activities using TypeScript, leveraging the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for its operations.
Good fit when
- Use when needing a specialized platform for web searches and crawls that integrates with MCP.
- Suitable if your project primarily involves TypeScript-based development for enhanced web scraping tasks.
Avoid when
- Avoid for environments strictly requiring support from languages other than TypeScript as there is no alternative language implementation available in the repository.
- Not recommended for scenarios where integration with technologies outside of MCP is essential to workflow as this server tightly binds operations to the MCP.
Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Adoption
Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (5,032) are secondary evidence.
- npm downloads (30d)
- 253,824·npm downloads API·Sep 20, 2026
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Active (29d since push)
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No MCP manifest
- As of Jul 11, 2026
Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.
Install
npm install exa-mcp-serverHow it fits your stack(1)
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Evidence and technical details
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Overview
The exa-labs/exa-mcp-server repository offers tools for performing web searches and crawling operations through the use of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), primarily coded in TypeScript.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 20, 2026
- MCP server
- Ships MCP server
Source: package.json:@modelcontextprotocol/* · Sep 20, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 20, 2026
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README
Installation Connect to Exa's hosted MCP server: Or use a plugin when your client supports one.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.