exa-labs-exa-code-mcp

Name: exa-labs-exa-code-mcp
Author: exa-labs

Verified · smithery.ai

MCP server by exa-labs · updated 13 months ago

Score 15

Find open-source libraries and fetch contextual code snippets by version to accelerate development… exa-labs-exa-code-mcp is published by smithery.ai from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf ChatGPT Antigravity CLI

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Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

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What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`Authorization`Header, secret	Required	Bearer token for Smithery authentication

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

Install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp

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claude mcp add --transport http exa-labs-exa-code-mcp https://server.smithery.ai/@exa-labs/exa-code-mcp/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa-labs-exa-code-mcp": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@exa-labs/exa-code-mcp/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa-labs-exa-code-mcp": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@exa-labs/exa-code-mcp/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "exa-labs-exa-code-mcp": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@exa-labs/exa-code-mcp/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp in VS Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa-labs-exa-code-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/@exa-labs/exa-code-mcp/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp in Antigravity CLI

https://server.smithery.ai/@exa-labs/exa-code-mcp/mcp

In ChatGPT: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, then paste this URL. Works in any client that supports remote servers.

Step-by-step: install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp in ChatGPT

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the exa-labs-exa-code-mcp block.

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exa-labs-exa-code-mcp: common questions

How do I install exa-labs-exa-code-mcp?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add --transport http exa-labs-exa-code-mcp https://server.smithery.ai/@exa-labs/exa-code-mcp/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY". For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is exa-labs-exa-code-mcp the official server?

exa-labs-exa-code-mcp is published by smithery.ai from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is exa-labs-exa-code-mcp free?

The code is public, but no licence file was found, so check the repository before commercial use.

Is exa-labs-exa-code-mcp safe to use?

It scores 15 of 100. Grades: licence F, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to exa-labs-exa-code-mcp?

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Does exa-labs-exa-code-mcp work with ChatGPT?

Yes. Add its server URL in ChatGPT as a custom connector. See MCP in ChatGPT.