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Installation

Connect to Exa's hosted MCP server:

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

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<details> <summary><b>Cursor</b></summary>

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

</details> <details> <summary><b>VS Code</b></summary>

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

</details> <details> <summary><b>Claude Code</b></summary>

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

</details> <details> <summary><b>Claude Desktop</b></summary>

Add to your config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

</details> <details> <summary><b>Codex</b></summary>

codex mcp add exa --url https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

</details> <details> <summary><b>OpenCode</b></summary>

Add to your opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

</details> <details> <summary><b>Antigravity</b></summary>

Open the MCP Store panel (from the "..." dropdown in the side panel), then add a custom server with:

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

</details> <details> <summary><b>Windsurf</b></summary>

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

</details> <details> <summary><b>Zed</b></summary>

Add to your Zed settings:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

</details> <details> <summary><b>Gemini CLI</b...