Exa Web Search (Free)
Neural search for web, code, and company research. No API key required.
Setup
Verify mcporter is configured:
bash
mcporter list exa
If not listed:
bash
mcporter config add exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
Core Tools
web_search_exa
Search web for current info, news, or facts.
bash
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "latest AI news 2026", numResults: 5)'
Parameters:
- •
query- Search query - •
numResults(optional, default: 8) - •
type(optional) -"auto","fast", or"deep"
get_code_context_exa
Find code examples and docs from GitHub, Stack Overflow.
bash
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "React hooks examples", tokensNum: 3000)'
Parameters:
- •
query- Code/API search query - •
tokensNum(optional, default: 5000) - Range: 1000-50000
company_research_exa
Research companies for business info and news.
bash
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'
Parameters:
- •
companyName- Company name - •
numResults(optional, default: 5)
Advanced Tools (Optional)
Six additional tools available by updating config URL:
- •
web_search_advanced_exa- Domain/date filters - •
deep_search_exa- Query expansion - •
crawling_exa- Full page extraction - •
people_search_exa- Professional profiles - •
deep_researcher_start/check- AI research agent
Enable all tools:
bash
mcporter config add exa-full "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=web_search_exa,web_search_advanced_exa,get_code_context_exa,deep_search_exa,crawling_exa,company_research_exa,people_search_exa,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check" # Then use: mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_search_exa(query: "AI safety research")'
Tips
- •Web: Use
type: "fast"for quick lookup,"deep"for thorough research - •Code: Lower
tokensNum(1000-2000) for focused, higher (5000+) for comprehensive - •See examples.md for more patterns