mcp exa for Zed

io.github.daedalus/mcp-exa

MCP server exposing Exa websearch API

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install mcp exa in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "mcp-exa": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-exa"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs