Exa Web Search (Free) Neural search for web, code, and company research. No API key required. Setup Verify mcporter is configured: mcporter list exa If not listed: mcporter config add exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp Core Tools web_search_exa Search web for current info, news, or facts. 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. 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. 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: 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 Resources GitHub npm Docs