Does Exa have an MCP server?

Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:

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

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

1. Open Settings → Connectors
2. Click Add custom connector
3. Paste https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.

1. Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose Create and paste https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat