exa Agent Plugin

The Exa agent plugin combines an MCP server with search-focused skills for web investigation, code discovery, company research, people searches, and structured Exa Agent workflows. Tool selection can be configured so clients expose the search and research capabilities relevant to a task.

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0 repository stars MIT Updated Aug 8, 2026

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exa

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The catalog adds a fixed-commit conformance report, normalized Skill and MCP inventory, license attribution, and selection guidance across search use cases that the product and repository pages do not combine.

Inspect, compare, verify

Explainable standards check

Conforms to Agent Plugins 1.0.0

Official latest version: 1.0.0 (Working Draft). The value is read from the official specification and cached for one day.

Read the official specification

This is a static package-format check, not a security audit, quality score, malware scan, or guarantee of client compatibility.

Canonical manifest schema

plugin.json targets the official 1.0.0 schema.

Agent Plugins specification §5.2

Required name and naming rules

The plugin name “exa” satisfies the 1–64 character naming rules.

Agent Plugins specification §§5.3 and 5.5

Closed top-level schema

No unknown top-level manifest fields were found.

Agent Plugins specification §5.2

Manifest field types

All present metadata and extension fields use permitted JSON types.

Agent Plugins specification §§5.2–5.6

Root plugin.json file

A regular plugin.json file exists at the plugin root.

Agent Plugins specification §§4.1 and 5.1

Agent Skills discovery and format

2 immediate-child Agent Skills discovered; every SKILL.md passed required frontmatter and naming checks.

Agent Plugins specification §7.1 and Agent Skills specification

MCP configuration

1 MCP server configuration passed portable configuration checks.

Agent Plugins specification §7.2

Capabilities

What can you do with exa?

Search, fetch, filter, and orchestrate research through configurable Exa MCP tools.

The package provides default web search and webpage fetching, with optional advanced search and agent tools. Its included search skill adds guidance for research patterns, filtering, extraction, source quality, and synthesis, while the Exa Agent skill covers enrichment and structured output workflows.

Search the web and retrieve webpage content as clean text
Use advanced filters for domains, dates, highlights, summaries, and subpages
Explore code, companies, people, news, papers, and relationship-focused searches
Run multi-step research and enrichment with structured output
Choose which MCP tools are enabled for a client connection

Configurable MCP tools

Expose default web search and webpage fetching, or select optional advanced search and agent tools through the MCP configuration.

Research-oriented skills

The search skill organizes guidance for deep research, lead generation, competitive analysis, filtering, extraction, source quality, and synthesis.

Authentication choices

The hosted MCP setup supports anonymous access with rate limits, plus OAuth or an API key for higher limits and Exa Agent access.

Structured research output

The Exa Agent skill and optional agent tool support multi-step research, list building, enrichment, and structured results.

Practical workflow

A reviewed exa workflow

Pass 01 / Search

Find relevant web sources

Use web search for broad discovery, or apply advanced search controls for domains, dates, highlights, summaries, and subpage crawling.

Pass 02 / Inspect

Fetch and examine content

Retrieve one or more webpages as clean markdown, then use the included research guidance for extraction, source evaluation, and synthesis.

Pass 03 / Orchestrate

Turn research into structured results

For supported authenticated setups, use Exa Agent workflows for multi-step investigation, enrichment, list building, and structured output.

Package contents

What is included in exa?

exa declares 2 Skills, 1 MCP configuration, and 0 additional resources. The included-file links below point to the reviewed source repository.

Agent Skills

exa-agent, search

MCP servers

Portable MCP configuration

Package format

Agent Plugins

Official latest 1.0.0

plugin.json

plugin.json from the fixed reviewed source snapshot.

README.md

README.md from the fixed reviewed source snapshot.

LICENSE

LICENSE from the fixed reviewed source snapshot.

Installation

Connect an MCP client to Exa

Use the hosted Exa MCP server in a compatible MCP client, or install the Agent Plugin where the client supports Agent Plugin or Claude plugin packages. The package also includes client-specific configuration guidance and skills that load with supported plugin installations.

Terminal · Git sparse checkout

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.git
cd exa-mcp-server

Confirm the client accepts MCP server connections

Choose hosted MCP access or an Agent Plugin installation

Select the default or optional tool configuration

Use OAuth or an API key when Exa Agent access is needed

Load the search or exa-agent skill when the client supports skills

Synced source content

Repository README

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Source: https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server#readme

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Source documentation

exa source documentation

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What this catalog entry adds

This entry normalizes the package into three selection layers: a conformance view, a package inventory, and task-fit guidance. The result is intended to help you compare the installation surface and research capabilities without relying only on repository navigation.

Package scope

The manifest describes an MCP server with Exa for web search, code search, and web crawling. The repository also contains tools for webpage fetching, advanced web search, LinkedIn search, people search, company research, deep search, and Exa Agent runs. Tool registration and configuration files define the MCP-facing surface, while API files provide hosted request handlers and discovery-related endpoints.

Included skills

`search`

Use this skill for deep research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and multi-step web investigation. Its reference material covers searching, filtering, extraction, source quality, synthesis, and patterns for code, companies, news, papers, people, and relationships.

`exa-agent`

Use this skill for Exa Agent runs, enrichment, structured output, and Connect provider workflows. It complements the MCP tools by describing orchestration-oriented use cases.

Tool selection

The default tool surface includes web search and webpage fetching. Optional tools include advanced web search and agent execution. The package description explicitly supports enabling or disabling specific search capabilities, so a client configuration can be kept narrower or expanded for a research workflow.

Authentication and access notes

The repository documents hosted MCP access with anonymous use subject to rate limits. OAuth or an API key is used for higher limits and Exa Agent access. Treat authentication as a setup decision: basic search and fetching are distinct from workflows that require the agent capability.

Selection guidance

Choose this package when the task involves current web discovery, source inspection, code or company research, targeted people or relationship searches, or multi-step research that benefits from structured output. Consider the search skill for guided investigation and the Exa Agent skill when enrichment or agent-run orchestration is central. For an MCP-only setup, the tools remain the relevant package surface even when skills are unavailable.

License

The manifest identifies the package as MIT licensed. Review the repository license and your client’s authentication requirements before deployment.

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