Adds basic and advanced web search via the Exa API, returning Markdown-formatted results with titles, URLs and dates.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add reactmcp-web-search --env EXA_API_KEY='<EXA_API_KEY>' -- python servers/web_search.py~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.reactmcp-web-search]
command = "python"
args = ["servers/web_search.py"]
env = { EXA_API_KEY = "<EXA_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add reactmcp-web-search --env EXA_API_KEY='<EXA_API_KEY>' -- python servers/web_search.py~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"reactmcp-web-search": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"servers/web_search.py"
],
"env": {
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"reactmcp-web-search": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "python",
"args": [
"servers/web_search.py"
],
"env": {
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"reactmcp-web-search": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"servers/web_search.py"
],
"env": {
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"reactmcp-web-search": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"servers/web_search.py"
],
"env": {
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"reactmcp-web-search": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"servers/web_search.py"
],
"env": {
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
EXA_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.