Exa for AI coding agents
Web search & scraping · exa.ai
Official Anthropic-marketplace plugin with MCP server + 2 skills.
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.
How Exa works in each agent
Scores appear only after we verify them, with a source and date. Methodology
| Agent | Score | MCP | Remote / OAuth | Skill / plugin | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Claude Code | 5/5 | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Oct 16, 2026 |
| X OpenAI Codex | Not yet verified. Testing in progress. | ||||
| ▲ Cursor | Not yet verified. Testing in progress. | ||||
| G GitHub Copilot | Not yet verified. Testing in progress. | ||||
| A Google Antigravity | Not yet verified. Testing in progress. | ||||
Setup by agent
/plugin install exa@claude-plugins-officialWe haven't verified a OpenAI Codex setup for Exa yet. If the vendor documents an MCP server, the MCP config generator gives you the right ~/.codex/config.toml (user) format. Config locations: Codex setup.
We haven't verified a Cursor setup for Exa yet. If the vendor documents an MCP server, the MCP config generator gives you the right .cursor/mcp.json (project) format. Config locations: Cursor setup.
We haven't verified a GitHub Copilot setup for Exa yet. If the vendor documents an MCP server, the MCP config generator gives you the right .vscode/mcp.json (workspace) format. Config locations: Copilot setup.
We haven't verified a Google Antigravity setup for Exa yet. If the vendor documents an MCP server, the MCP config generator gives you the right ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (global) format. Config locations: Antigravity setup.
Evidence
- ↗https://claude.com/marketplace/plugins
- ↗https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/main/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
- ↗https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server
- ↗https://exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp
Bundled skills (2)
exa-agentsearch Checked plugin files at https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server (.mcp.json / plugin.json mcpServers; skills/*/SKILL.md), Oct 16 2026
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Limit and pricing changes, new MCP servers, and setup fixes for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and Antigravity.
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