Exa Web Search Free

1---2name: exa-web-search-free3description: Free AI search via Exa MCP. Web search for news/info, code search for docs/examples from GitHub/StackOverflow, company research for business intel. No API key needed.4metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["mcporter"]}}}5---6 7# Exa Web Search (Free)8 9Neural search for web, code, and company research. No API key required.10 11## Setup12 13Verify mcporter is configured:14```bash15mcporter list exa16```17 18If not listed:19```bash20mcporter config add exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp21```22 23## Core Tools24 25### web_search_exa26Search web for current info, news, or facts.27 28```bash29mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "latest AI news 2026", numResults: 5)'30```31 32**Parameters:**33- `query` - Search query34- `numResults` (optional, default: 8)35- `type` (optional) - `"auto"`, `"fast"`, or `"deep"`36 37### get_code_context_exa38Find code examples and docs from GitHub, Stack Overflow.39 40```bash41mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "React hooks examples", tokensNum: 3000)'42```43 44**Parameters:**45- `query` - Code/API search query46- `tokensNum` (optional, default: 5000) - Range: 1000-5000047 48### company_research_exa49Research companies for business info and news.50 51```bash52mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'53```54 55**Parameters:**56- `companyName` - Company name57- `numResults` (optional, default: 5)58 59## Advanced Tools (Optional)60 61Six additional tools available by updating config URL:62- `web_search_advanced_exa` - Domain/date filters63- `deep_search_exa` - Query expansion64- `crawling_exa` - Full page extraction65- `people_search_exa` - Professional profiles66- `deep_researcher_start/check` - AI research agent67 68**Enable all tools:**69```bash70mcporter 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"71 72# Then use:73mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_search_exa(query: "AI safety research")'74```75 76## Tips77 78- Web: Use `type: "fast"` for quick lookup, `"deep"` for thorough research79- Code: Lower `tokensNum` (1000-2000) for focused, higher (5000+) for comprehensive80- See [examples.md](references/examples.md) for more patterns81 82## Resources83 84- [GitHub](https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server)85- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/exa-mcp-server)86- [Docs](https://exa.ai/docs)