mcp-server-exa-search

by exa-labs

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mcp-server-exa-search is a Zed extension that wraps the exa-mcp-server package, providing web search and web page content retrieval capabilities directly within the Zed editor. It is designed for users who need to access real-time web information without leaving their…

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- Provides a web_search tool for real-time web searches.
- Provides a crawling tool to extract content from specific URLs.
- Wraps the exa-mcp-server package from exa-labs.
- Integrates directly into the Zed editor interface.
- Requires an Exa API key for authentication.

To use mcp-server-exa-search, you need an Exa API key. After signing up and generating a key at dashboard.exa.ai, configure it in your Zed settings under context_servers with the key exa_api_key. For agent mode, enable the context server in Zed’s assistant settings and ensure the API key is correctly set.

# mcp-server-exa-search Zed extension that wraps the `exa-mcp-server` package from [exa-labs/exa-mcp-server](https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server). This extension supports both web search functionality and retrieval of web page contents. ## Features The Exa MCP server provides these tools for Zed: - **web_search**: Performs real-time web searches with optimized results and content extraction - **crawling**: Extracts content from specific URLs, useful for reading articles, PDFs, or any web page ## Configuration This MCP server requires an API key. 1. Sign up for an [Exa API account](https://dashboard.exa.ai) 2. Generate your API key from [dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys](https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys) In your Zed settings: ```json { "context_servers": { "mcp-server-exa-search": { "settings": { "exa_api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } } } } ``` ### Agent Mode Configuration If you're using Zed's agent mode, you need to enable this context server for your assistant: 1. Open Zed's assistant settings 2. Enable the exa MCP tool. If you see that the status of the tool is a red dot, make sure you added your exa api key in settings 3. Enable the exa MCP tool in the active assistant profile. In the chat section, click on the 'Write|Ask' button, then click on 'tools', then enable the exa MCP tool.
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