Search engine providing AI agents with high-quality web data through search, crawling, and research APIs.
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Exa has launched the Exa MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server, enabling AI assistants to directly access Exa's search, web-fetching, and agent capabilities. The integration supports numerous development environments and AI tools, including Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and Grok. The MCP server allows for standardized connection and configuration of Exa's tools across various client applications, facilitating features such as web search, advanced filtering, and multi-step agent operations. Users can configure permissions, enable optional advanced tools, and manage API keys for production use through the client-side configuration files.
Exa has introduced Exa Agent, an asynchronous endpoint designed for deep research, list-building, and data enrichment workflows. The agent handles multi-step reasoning tasks and provides structured JSON outputs based on custom schemas. It includes capabilities for schema-validated results, field-level grounding, and metadata generation. Exa Agent supports integration with premium data partners, such as Similarweb, allowing users to select specific providers for data enrichment tasks. The service features usage-based pricing, with variable effort modes ranging from minimal to extra-high to balance cost and output complexity, and is accessible via the Exa SDK and OpenAI-compatible API.