Exa MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI-powered code search capabilities using the Exa API.

Features

• Perform AI-powered code searches using natural language queries

• Get relevant code examples and documentation

• Configurable number of search results

• JSON response format with rich metadata

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/it-beard/exo-server.git
cd exa-server

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the project:

npm run build

4. Configure your Exa API key in the MCP settings file (tested with Cline):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/exa-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

The server provides the following tools and resources:

Tools

search

Perform an AI-powered search using Exa API

Input Schema:

{
  "query": "Search query",
  "numResults": 10
}

Resources

• exa://search/{query} - Search results for a specific query

• exa://last-search/result - Results from the most recent search query

Development

1. Make your changes in the src directory

2. Build the project:

npm run build

3. Test your changes by configuring the server in your MCP settings

Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)

3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')

4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)

5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.