exa — Agent Skill
by exa-labs · Updated
Exa AI web search, deep research, and content extraction. Provides MCP tools and research skills for comprehensive web search, people discovery, company research, academic papers, and more.
At a glance
exa is an Agent Skill by exa-labs in the Data & Analysis category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install exa@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules. Its source repository has 5,200 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).
How to install exa in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install exa in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Add the marketplace
claude/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialInstall the skill
claude/plugin install exa@claude-plugins-officialUse it
These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.
How to install exa in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.gitAdd the SKILL.md to your Skills folder
Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.
How to install exa in CursorAI-first code editor
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.gitConvert to a Cursor rule
Create .cursor/rules/exa.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.
How to install exa in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.gitReference in AGENTS.md
Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.
How to install exa in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.gitAdd to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install exa in ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.gitAdd to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install exa in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.gitAdd to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
Documentation
Full READMEExa MCP Server
Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
<b>Documentation</b> · <b>NPM Package</b> · <b>Get your API key</b>
Installation
Connect to Exa's hosted MCP server:
https://mcp.exa.ai/mcpOr use a plugin when your client supports one.
Agent Plugin
This repository is an Agent Plugin. Install it with any compatible client.
Claude
Install from the Claude Plugin Marketplace, or run:
claude plugin install exa@claude-plugins-officialCodex / ChatGPT
Install via Plugins in ChatGPT, or run:
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