community.exa-search.json

{
  "$schema": "../schemas/server-definition.schema.json",
  "id": "community.exa-search",
  "name": "Exa Search",
  "alias": "exa",
  "description": "AI-powered web search that understands meaning, not just keywords. Find similar pages, search by content type, and get clean text from any URL.",
  "icon": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/77906174?v=4",
  "schema_version": "2.1",
  "categories": ["search", "ai-ml"],
  "tags": ["exa", "search", "web-search", "semantic-search", "ai-search", "research"],

  "transport": {
    "type": "stdio",
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
    "env": {
      "EXA_API_KEY": "${input:EXA_API_KEY}"
    },
    "metadata": {
      "inputs": [
        {
          "id": "EXA_API_KEY",
          "label": "Exa API Key",
          "description": "API key for the Exa Search API. Free tier available with limited requests.",
          "type": "text",
          "required": true,
          "secret": true,
          "placeholder": "exa-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
          "obtain": {
            "url": "https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys",
            "instructions": "1. Go to dashboard.exa.ai\n2. Sign up or log in to your account\n3. Navigate to API Keys section\n4. Click 'Create API Key'\n5. Copy the generated key",
            "button_label": "Get API Key"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },

  "auth": {
    "type": "api_key",
    "instructions": "Get an Exa API key at dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys"
  },

  "contributor": {
    "name": "Exa",
    "github": "exa-labs",
    "url": "https://exa.ai"
  },

  "links": {
    "repository": "https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server",
    "homepage": "https://exa.ai",
    "documentation": "https://docs.exa.ai"
  },

  "platforms": ["all"],

  "capabilities": {
    "tools": true,
    "resources": false,
    "prompts": false,
    "read_only_mode": true
  }
}