Exa

The Exa connector allows the chatbot to search the web and find code examples through the Exa MCP server.

Connector Settings

Field	Value
Integration Type	MCP
Name	Exa
URL	`https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp`
Transport Type	Streamable HTTP
Authentication Type	Static Token

Exa MCP operates on a generous free plan. To exceed rate limits, append your API key to the URL: https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?exaApiKey=YOUR_EXA_API_KEY. You can obtain an API key from the Exa dashboard.

Usage Examples

Once connected, users can interact with Exa through natural language:

"Search the web for the latest news on AI regulation"
"Find code examples for using React Server Components"
"How do I configure authentication in Next.js?"

Tools

Web Search Exa

web_search_exa

Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content. Best for finding current information, news, facts, or answering questions about any topic.

Parameters:

query - Web search query
type - Search type: auto for balanced search (default), fast for quick results
category - Filter results to a specific category: company, research paper, or people
livecrawl - Live crawl mode: fallback uses live crawling as backup if cached content is unavailable (default), preferred prioritizes live crawling
numResults - Number of search results to return. Defaults to 8
contextMaxCharacters - Maximum characters for context string optimized for LLMs. Defaults to 10000

Get Code Context Exa

get_code_context_exa

Find code examples, documentation, and programming solutions. Searches GitHub, Stack Overflow, and official docs.