Exa Web Search

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight's one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

1. 1Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
2. 2Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
3. 3
   Configure the plugin with the following settings:

   Plugin Name:

   Exa Web Search

   Command (node, npx, python, etc.):

   npx

   Environment Variables:

   Key:

   EXA_API_KEY

   Value:

   your-api-key-here

   Note: Environment variables are stored locally and never sent to cloud services.

   Arguments:

   Argument 1:

   -y

   Argument 2:

   exa-mcp-server

   Argument 3:

   --tools=get_code_context_exa,web_search_exa,company_research,crawling,linkedin_search,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check

   Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

4. 4Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches