Zed Exa MCP Extension

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Zed extension for Exa's MCP server

1# Zed Exa MCP Extension

README.mdMCP server

Transport: stdio
Status: Local

Power your agent

Add this server

Install from the publisher. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

No packaged release in the registry yet. Follow the repository README.

RepositoryPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
License: MIT
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Stars: 28
Tools: —
Uptime: —

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

How do I install Zed Exa MCP Extension?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Zed Exa MCP Extension need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Zed Exa MCP Extension use?

Zed Exa MCP Extension runs locally over stdio.

When was Zed Exa MCP Extension last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. Zed extension for Exa's MCP server

From the publisher

Documentation

Exa MCP Server for Zed

A Zed extension that connects Zed's Agent Panel to Exa's hosted MCP server (https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp) via mcp-remote, giving your agent web search, page fetching, and Exa Agent tools.

Install

Open Zed's Extensions view (zed: extensions), search for Exa, and click Install.

Tools

Enabled by default:

Tool	Description
`web_search_exa`	Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content
`web_fetch_exa`	Read a webpage's full content as clean markdown from one or more URLs

Available via the tools setting:

Tool	Description
`web_search_advanced_exa`	Advanced search with filters, domains, dates, highlights, summaries, and subpage crawling
`agent_run`	Run an Exa Agent for multi-step research, list-building, enrichment, and structured output (requires an API key)

Note: setting tools replaces the defaults entirely — list every tool you want enabled.

Configuration

Add an exa_api_key and/or tools under the server's settings in settings.json:

{
    "context_servers": {
        "mcp-server-exa-search": {
            "settings": {
                "exa_api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
                "tools": "web_search_exa,web_fetch_exa,agent_run"
            }
        }
    }
}

Authentication

The hosted server works anonymously with rate limits — no key required for web_search_exa and web_fetch_exa. An API key from dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys raises your rate limits and unlocks agent_run (Exa Agent). The key is passed to the server as ?exaApiKey=.

Without the extension

Zed natively supports remote MCP servers (with OAuth), so you can skip the extension entirely and add this to settings.json:

{
    "context_servers": {
        "exa": {
            "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Using it in the Agent Panel

Open the Agent Panel settings and check the indicator dot next to the Exa server — green means it's running. Tools can be toggled per agent profile. See the Zed MCP docs for details.

Full tool docs: docs.exa.ai/reference/exa-mcp

Zed Exa MCP Extension

exa-labs28stars

Zed extension for Exa's MCP server

Install Run on PlugMCP

GitHub

Run on PlugMCP

1# Zed Exa MCP Extension

README.mdMCP server

Transport: stdio
Status: Local

Power your agent

Add this server

Install from the publisher. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

No packaged release in the registry yet. Follow the repository README.

RepositoryPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
License: MIT
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Stars: 28
Tools: —
Uptime: —

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

How do I install Zed Exa MCP Extension?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Zed Exa MCP Extension need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Zed Exa MCP Extension use?

Zed Exa MCP Extension runs locally over stdio.

When was Zed Exa MCP Extension last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. Zed extension for Exa's MCP server

From the publisher

Documentation

Exa MCP Server for Zed

A Zed extension that connects Zed's Agent Panel to Exa's hosted MCP server (https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp) via mcp-remote, giving your agent web search, page fetching, and Exa Agent tools.

Install

Open Zed's Extensions view (zed: extensions), search for Exa, and click Install.

Tools

Enabled by default:

Tool	Description
`web_search_exa`	Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content
`web_fetch_exa`	Read a webpage's full content as clean markdown from one or more URLs

Available via the tools setting:

Tool	Description
`web_search_advanced_exa`	Advanced search with filters, domains, dates, highlights, summaries, and subpage crawling
`agent_run`	Run an Exa Agent for multi-step research, list-building, enrichment, and structured output (requires an API key)

Note: setting tools replaces the defaults entirely — list every tool you want enabled.

Configuration

Add an exa_api_key and/or tools under the server's settings in settings.json:

{
    "context_servers": {
        "mcp-server-exa-search": {
            "settings": {
                "exa_api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
                "tools": "web_search_exa,web_fetch_exa,agent_run"
            }
        }
    }
}

Authentication

Without the extension

Zed natively supports remote MCP servers (with OAuth), so you can skip the extension entirely and add this to settings.json:

{
    "context_servers": {
        "exa": {
            "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Using it in the Agent Panel

Open the Agent Panel settings and check the indicator dot next to the Exa server — green means it's running. Tools can be toggled per agent profile. See the Zed MCP docs for details.

Full tool docs: docs.exa.ai/reference/exa-mcp