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Exa AI MCP for AI. Deep Web Research with Intent Understanding

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Exa AI gives your agent deep web research capabilities. It doesn't just search keywords; it understands the meaning behind what you type, finding highly relevant information across the entire web.

You can programmatically extract clean text from articles, find pages similar to a source URL, or crawl specific domains to build comprehensive data sets.

What your AI can do

Advanced custom search

Runs complex search queries that combine multiple criteria into a single, precise search request.

Find similar pages

Identifies multiple web pages that cover topics or concepts closely related to a provided source URL.

Get api status

Checks the current connection status of your Exa AI account.

+ 9 more capabilities included
Deep Semantic Search

Perform searches that understand the meaning of a query, delivering relevant results even if they don't contain the exact keywords you used.

Content Extraction and Highlighting

Pull clean text or specific highlights directly from any web page URL, stripping out noise like ads and navigation elements automatically.

Domain Mapping and Crawling

Discover all reachable links on a site and perform targeted crawls to map the structure of an entire domain.

Finding Related Information

Locate web pages that are semantically similar to a given source URL, helping you build out research datasets.

Advanced Query Filtering

Run searches restricted by specific criteria like the site type (e.g., news vs blog), domain name, or discovery date.

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Exa AI: 12 Advanced Web Research Tools

These tools let your agent do everything from basic keyword lookups to complex semantic searches and structured content extraction.

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Advanced Custom Search

Runs complex search queries that combine multiple criteria into a single, precise search request.

Find Similar Pages

Identifies multiple web pages that cover topics or concepts closely related to a...

Get Api Status

Checks the current connection status of your Exa AI account.

Extract Page Content

Pulls the main body text from any specified web page URL, discarding ads and...

Get Query Highlights

Extracts short, relevant snippets or highlights from a search result set based on...

Keyword Search

Performs basic searches using exact keywords provided by the user.

Perform Live Crawl

Executes a fresh web extraction on a given site or set of links to get the most current content.

Search With Contents

Searches and simultaneously extracts text, allowing you to find information and pull...

Search By Category

Restricts searches so results only come from specific site types, like company...

Search By Crawl Date

Limits search results to pages that were discovered on or after a specified date...

Search Specific Domains

Focuses the entire search only on content originating from one or more named domains.

Semantic Search

Uses AI understanding to perform highly contextual searches based on the meaning of your request.

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Claude AI

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Exa AI integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 12 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Finding Information in Today’s Web

Right now, if you're doing deep research on a topic, your process looks like this: You start with Google, click through ten different links, copy the text from each one into a spreadsheet, and then manually filter out all the ads and 'read more' sections. It’s slow, tedious, and frankly, exhausting.

With Exa AI connected via Vinkius, you just ask your agent to find the data. The system handles the web complexity—it understands what you mean and pulls only clean, structured text or highlights from the best sources. You get insights, not raw HTML.

Extracting Clean Content with `extract_page_content`

Manual extraction involves opening a URL, scrolling past images and navigation menus, right-clicking, and copying the main body text. Then you spend time cleaning up unwanted line breaks or footnotes just to make it readable.

Now, `extract_page_content` handles that cleanup. You tell your agent the URL; it gives you clean Markdown ready for use. It's a single step that eliminates all the messy copy-pasting.

What your AI can actually do with this

Need to do deep research without manually clicking through dozens of search results? This MCP connects your agent directly to Exa AI's neural search engine. Instead of relying on simple keyword matches, it understands the intent and meaning in your query, pulling back the most relevant web pages regardless of what specific words were used.

You can use this capability to extract clean text or highlights from any URL, automatically stripping out ads and boilerplate content. If you're building a RAG pipeline, this gives you structured access to semantically rich data. Connect it through Vinkius to give your agent powerful web research skills without needing complex scraping scripts.

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Questions you might have

How does `semantic_search` differ from `keyword_search`? +

It understands meaning, not just words. If you search for 'best way to save money,' semantic_search will pull up articles about budgeting and financial planning, even if they don't use the exact phrase 'save money.'

Can I find similar pages using `find_similar_pages`? +

Yes. You give it one URL, and it returns multiple other web pages that discuss the same topic or concept, which is huge for competitive research.

Do I need to use `perform_live_crawl` every time I search? +

No. You use perform_live_crawl when you want the absolute freshest content from a site. Otherwise, the other tools handle data extraction and searching based on cached or current web knowledge.

What is the best way to get clean text? Should I use `extract_page_content` or `search_with_contents`? +

extract_page_content is for getting the full, cleaned article body from a single URL. Use search_with_contents if you want to search across multiple pages AND extract snippets in one query.

How do I verify my connection status using `get_api_status`? +

It confirms if your API credentials are valid and active. Running this tool verifies the connection without performing a full search, letting you check for rate limit issues or incorrect keys before starting complex data workflows.

When should I use `get_query_highlights` instead of retrieving full page content? +

Use it when you only need quick snippets of the most relevant text. This tool extracts key passages directly related to your search intent, saving processing time and giving you immediate answers without having to filter through boilerplate or lengthy sections.

How can I restrict my research scope using `search_specific_domains`? +

This limits all results to a single domain or group of sites. If you're researching competitors, for example, this tool keeps your search focused only on the target company's website, ignoring external noise.

What is the advantage of running an `advanced_custom_search`? +

It allows you to build highly structured, complex queries that combine multiple constraints. This goes beyond simple keywords or semantic meaning by letting your agent target specific data points across different criteria.

How do I find my Exa AI API Key? +

Log in to your Exa AI dashboard, and copy your unique API Key from the settings section.

What makes semantic search different? +

Traditional search uses keywords. Semantic search uses neural embeddings to understand the meaning and context of your query, finding better matches.

Can I extract text from multiple URLs at once? +

Yes! The extract_page_content tool accepts a JSON array of URLs and retrieves the parsed content for all of them programmatically.

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