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ai.exa/exa

Fast, intelligent web search and web crawling. New mcp tool: Exa-code is a cont

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✅ No clear abandonment signal detected; complete security and compatibility checks before production use

Works with these clients

  • Claude Desktopremote
  • Claude Coderemote
  • Cursorremote
  • VS Coderemote

Derived from the registry manifest (package type and transport) — we have not installed it ourselves. Check the official README before relying on it.

Install / Connect

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

Follow the official README; env and args vary per server.

🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 69 pts

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Last commit4 days ago
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Commits in 90 days38
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Recent issues with replies0%
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Repo statusNormal

📊 Adoption weight 25% · 66 pts

GitHub stars4.8k (90d +1%)
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npm weekly downloadsNot npm-distributed
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Releases per month

✅ Usability weight 20% · 100 pts

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Official registryListed
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Runnable entryResolvable (npx/remote)
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AuditabilityOpen-source repo, auditable

❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 77 pts

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open issues40
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open PRs
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LicenseMIT
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Contributors / forks28 / 362

Sources: GitHub API · Official registry · updated 2026-07-28

90-day trend

⭐ stars +1%

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