How do I find my Exa API Key?

Log in to your [**Exa.ai dashboard**](https://dashboard.exa.ai/), and you will find your API Key on the API Keys page. Copy and paste it below.

What makes Exa search 'semantic'?

Exa uses neural embeddings to understand the meaning behind your query, allowing it to find results that are contextually related even if they don't share exact keywords.

Can the agent find sites similar to a blog post?

Yes. Use the `find_similar` tool providing the URL of the blog post. Your agent will return a list of sources with similar topics or writing styles instantly.

Exa AI MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Exa AI
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/mcp

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Exa AI through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="Exa AI Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Exa AI. "
                "You have access to 6 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from Exa AI"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Exa AI MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire web discovery and semantic search workflow with Exa AI, the search engine built for the future of AI. By connecting Exa to your agent, you transform complex information gathering into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly search the web using semantic embeddings, audit similar websites through URL matching, and retrieve cleaned page content without you ever touching a browser. Whether you are conducting deep market research or monitoring niche industry trends, your agent acts as a real-time web analyst, ensuring your intelligence is always grounded in contextually relevant data.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 6 tools from Exa AI through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Exa AI, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Semantic Auditing — Query the web using natural language and retrieve results based on meaning rather than just keywords.
Similar Discovery — Find websites similar to any provided URL to identify competitors or related sources instantly.
Content Oversight — Retrieve cleaned HTML or text content for any search result to maintain a structured view of web data.
Usage Intelligence — Monitor your API usage and crawl statistics to maintain strict control over your research budget.
Unified Search — Perform search and content retrieval in a single request to optimize agent response times.

The Exa AI MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Exa AI to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Exa AI MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 6 tools from Exa AI

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Exa AI MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Exa AI through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

Exa AI + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Exa AI MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Exa AI, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Exa AI, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Exa AI tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Exa AI to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Exa AI MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (6)

These 6 tools become available when you connect Exa AI to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

find_similar

Find websites similar to a given URL

get_api_usage

Get current API usage and crawl statistics

get_contents

Get cleaned HTML/text content for specific Exa IDs

get_search_links

Get just the top links for a search query

search_web

Search the web semantically using Exa

search_with_contents

Search and retrieve contents in one request

Example Prompts for Exa AI in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Exa AI immediately.

"Find 5 high-quality research papers about 'Climate Change mitigation' using Exa."

"Find sites similar to https://techcrunch.com."

"Search for 'future of AI robotics' and give me the full content of the best result."

Troubleshooting Exa AI MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Exa AI to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

Exa AI + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Exa AI MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.