For non-developers
What can Claude do with Exa?
Imagine asking your AI: 'Find 10 startup blog posts about vector databases' or 'Search for research papers on transformer architectures from 2024' — and it returns high-quality, semantic search results. This server gives your AI access to Exa's neural search so it can find content based on meaning, not just keywords.
★ Hand-picked walkthrough
Exa MCP setup for Claude Code / Cursor
Things you can ask Claude
Research Paper Discovery
Find academic papers by topic with full abstracts.
Say to Claude
Find 5 recent research papers about retrieval-augmented generation with their abstracts Content Type Filtering
Search specifically for startup blogs, docs, or news articles.
Say to Claude
Find startup engineering blog posts about migrating from Postgres to ClickHouse Similar Page Discovery
Given a URL, find other pages with similar content.
Say to Claude
Find pages similar to https://stripe.com/press/open-source — I want to discover similar open-source company pages When it helps
- ✓You need to find specific types of content (blog posts, research papers, company sites)
- ✓Keyword search isn't giving you good results and you want semantic matching
- ✓You're doing research and need full article content, not just links
- ✓You want to find similar pages to one you already know
FAQ
Can Claude use Exa?
Yes. With the Exa MCP connector (an MCP server), Claude can work with Exa directly in your conversation — Exa neural search server — give AI access to neural web search with semantic understanding for researcher-grade results.
Do I need to code to use Exa with Claude?
No. You install the connector once (a short config or one command), then you just ask Claude in plain English. The example prompts on this page work as-is.
How do I add Exa to Claude?
Open the Exa connector page for copy-paste setup, or follow the per-client guide for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or ChatGPT.
Set up Exa in Claude
Copy-paste config, setup steps, plus the walkthrough — on the connector page.