Bring Neural Search
to Claude Code
Learn how to connect Exa to Claude Code and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Exa MCP Server?
Connect Exa (formerly Metaphor) to any AI agent and simplify how you discover relevant web data, research topics using neural embeddings, and extract cleaned content through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Neural Search — Perform AI-powered searches that understand the meaning and intent of your query, not just keywords.
- Semantic Similarity — Find web pages and articles that are semantically similar to a specific seed URL.
- Content Extraction — Fetch cleaned, readable text and metadata from multiple URLs or page IDs in a single request.
- Research Automation — Discover high-quality sources and analyze web content programmatically via AI.
- Data Insights — retrieve comprehensive metadata for search results to identify top-performing resources.
- Intelligent Discovery — Use 'Autoprompt' to automatically optimize your queries for neural search accuracy.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Exa API Key (found in your account dashboard)
3. Start searching the web for your AI projects from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- AI Developers & Researchers — quickly find semantically relevant data and clean web content via simple AI commands.
- Content Strategists — discover similar articles and research topics across the web directly from the workspace.
- Knowledge Workers — automate information discovery and extract key insights via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Get an AI answer
Great for competitive analysis and research. Find similar pages
Find similar pages with content
Extract page contents
Returns titles, URLs, and relevance scores for matching pages. Search the web with AI
Useful for site-specific research or documentation lookups. Search within a domain
Traditional keyword search
Ideal for conceptual queries and research topics. Neural semantic search
Ideal for news and trending topics. Search recent content
Search and extract page content
Why Claude Code?
Claude Code registers Exa as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 10 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where Exa data drives decisions without human intervention.
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Single-command setup:
claude mcp addregisters the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart - —
Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks
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Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using Exa tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts
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Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features
Exa in Claude Code
Exa and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Exa to Claude Code through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Exa in Claude Code
The Exa MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 10 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Code only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Exa for Claude Code
Every tool call from Claude Code to the Exa MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I perform a meaning-based search instead of keywords via AI?
Yes! Use the search tool. Provide your query and enable useAutoprompt. Exa will use its neural embeddings to find links that match the intent of your question.
How do I find articles similar to a specific URL?
Use the find_similar tool. Provide the seed URL, and the agent will retrieve a list of pages that are semantically related to that content.
Is it possible to extract cleaned text from multiple pages via AI?
Absolutely. Use the get_contents query. Provide an array of URLs or Exa IDs, and the agent will return the cleaned text content and metadata for each page.
How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http "" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.
Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?
Yes. Claude Code supports non-interactive execution, making it ideal for scripts, cron jobs, and CI/CD pipelines that need MCP tool access.
How do I list all connected MCP servers?
Run claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.
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Ensure Claude Code is installed globally: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
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