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activepieces

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:28:57 +0800

activepieces/activepieces

An open source replacement for Zapier

Documentation 🌪️ Create a Piece 🖉 Deploy 🔥 Join Discord

🤯 Welcome to Activepieces

All-in-one AI automation designed to be extensible through a type-safe pieces framework written in TypeScript. When you contribute pieces to Activepieces they become automatically available as MCP servers that you can use with LLMs through Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf!

🔥 Why Activepieces is Different:

💖 Loved by Everyone: Intuitive interface and great experience for both technical and non-technical users with a quick learning curve.
🌐 Open Ecosystem: All pieces are open source and available on npmjs.com, 60% of the pieces are contributed by the community.
🛠️ Largest open source MCP toolkit: All our pieces (280+) are available as MCP that you can use with LLMs on Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf.
🛠️ Pieces are written in Typescript: Pieces are npm packages in TypeScript, offering full customization with the best developer experience, including hot reloading for local piece development on your machine. 😎
🤖 AI-First: Native AI pieces let you experiment with various providers, or create your own agents using our AI SDK, and there is Copilot to help you build flows inside the builder.
🏢 Enterprise-Ready: Developers set up the tools, and anyone in the organization can use the no-code builder. Full customization from branding to control.
🔒 Secure by Design: Self-hosted and network-gapped for maximum security and control over your data.
🧠 Human in the Loop: Delay execution for a period of time or require approval. These are just pieces built on top of the piece framework, and you can build many pieces like that. 🎨
💻 Human Input Interfaces: Built-in support for human input triggers like “Chat Interface” 💬 and “Form Interface” 📝

🛠️ Builder Features:

Loops
Branches
Auto Retries
HTTP
Code with NPM
ASK AI in Code Piece (Non technical user can clean data without knowing to code)
Flows are fully versioned.
Languages Translations
Customizable Templates
200+ Pieces, check https://www.activepieces.com/pieces

We release updates frequently. Check the product changelog for the latest features.

🔌 Create Your Own Piece

Activepieces supports integrations with Google Sheets, OpenAI, Discord, RSS, and over 200 other services. Check out the full list of supported integrations, which is constantly expanding thanks to our community’s contributions.

As an open ecosystem, all integration source code is accessible in our repository. These integrations are versioned and published directly to npmjs.com upon contribution.

You can easily create your own integration using our TypeScript framework. For detailed instructions, please refer to our Contributor’s Guide.

License

Activepieces’ Community Edition is released as open source under the MIT license and enterprise features are released under Commercial License

Read more about the feature comparison here https://www.activepieces.com/docs/about/editions

💭 Join Our Community

🌐 Contributions

We welcome contributions big or small and in different directions. The best way to do this is to check this document and we are always up to talk on our Discord Server.

📚 Translations

Not into coding but still interested in contributing? Come join our Discord and visit https://www.activepieces.com/docs/about/i18n for more information.

🦫 Contributors

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_neo773 🔌	_{Daniel-Klippa} 💻	_{Krushna Kanta Rout} 🔌	_{Nimesh Solanki} 💻	_{Rimjhim Yadav} 🔌	_gs03 🔌	_{Kunal Darekar} 🔌
_Sanket6652 🔌	_Animesh 🔌	_{Derek Johnson} 🔌	_MamieFurax 🔌	_{Harsh Jadhav} 💻	_{Lucas Lima de Souza} 🔌	_{Benjamin Benouarka} 💻
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This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind are welcome!

exa-mcp-server

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:56:41 +0800

exa-labs/exa-mcp-server

Exa MCP Server 🔍

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets AI assistants like Claude use the Exa AI Search API for web searches. This setup allows AI models to get real-time web information in a safe and controlled way.

Demo video https://www.loom.com/share/ac676f29664e4c6cb33a2f0a63772038?sid=0e72619f-5bfc-415d-a705-63d326373f60

What is MCP? 🤔

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a system that lets AI apps, like Claude Desktop, connect to external tools and data sources. It gives a clear and safe way for AI assistants to work with local services and APIs while keeping the user in control.

What does this server do? 🚀

The Exa MCP server:

Enables AI assistants to perform web searches using Exa’s powerful search API
Provides structured search results including titles, URLs, and content snippets
Caches recent searches as resources for reference
Handles rate limiting and error cases gracefully
Supports real-time web crawling for fresh content

Prerequisites 📋

Before you begin, ensure you have:

Node.js (v18 or higher)
Claude Desktop installed
An Exa API key
Git installed

You can verify your Node.js installation by running:

`1`	`node --version # Should show v18.0.0 or higher`

Installation 🛠️

NPM Installation

`1`	`npm install -g exa-mcp-server`

Using Smithery

To install the Exa MCP server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

`1`	`npx -y @smithery/cli install exa --client claude`

Manual Installation

Clone the repository:

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git clone https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server.git
cd exa-mcp-server

Install dependencies:

`1`	`npm install`

Build the project:

`1`	`npm run build`

Create a global link (this makes the server executable from anywhere):

`1`	`npm link`

Configuration ⚙️

1. Configure Claude Desktop to recognize the Exa MCP server

You can find claude_desktop_config.json inside the settings of Claude Desktop app:

Open the Claude Desktop app and enable Developer Mode from the top-left menu bar.

Once enabled, open Settings (also from the top-left menu bar) and navigate to the Developer Option, where you’ll find the Edit Config button. Clicking it will open the claude_desktop_config.json file, allowing you to make the necessary edits.

OR (if you want to open claude_desktop_config.json from terminal)

For macOS:

Open your Claude Desktop configuration:

`1`	`code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

For Windows:

Open your Claude Desktop configuration:

`1`	`code %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

2. Add the Exa server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["/path/to/exa-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace your-api-key-here with your actual Exa API key from dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys.

3. Available Tools & Tool Selection

The Exa MCP server includes the following tools:

web_search_exa: Performs real-time web searches with optimized results and content extraction.
research_paper_search: Specialized search focused on academic papers and research content.
twitter_search: Dedicated Twitter/X.com search that finds tweets, profiles, and conversations.
company_research: Comprehensive company research tool that crawls company websites to gather detailed information about businesses.
crawling: Extracts content from specific URLs, useful for reading articles, PDFs, or any web page when you have the exact URL.
competitor_finder: Identifies competitors of a company by searching for businesses offering similar products or services.
linkedin_search: Search LinkedIn for companies and people using Exa AI. Simply include company names, person names, or specific LinkedIn URLs in your query.

You can choose which tools to enable by adding the --tools parameter to your Claude Desktop configuration:

Specify which tools to enable:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/exa-mcp-server/build/index.js",
        "--tools=web_search_exa,research_paper_search,twitter_search,company_research,crawling,competitor_finder,linkedin_search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

For enabling multiple tools, use a comma-separated list:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/exa-mcp-server/build/index.js",
        "--tools=web_search_exa,research_paper_search,twitter_search,company_research,crawling,competitor_finder,linkedin_search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

If you don’t specify any tools, all tools enabled by default will be used.

4. Restart Claude Desktop

For the changes to take effect:

Completely quit Claude Desktop (not just close the window)
Start Claude Desktop again
Look for the 🔌 icon to verify the Exa server is connected

Using via NPX

If you prefer to run the server directly, you can use npx:

# Run with all tools enabled by default
npx exa-mcp-server

# Enable specific tools only
npx exa-mcp-server --tools=web_search_exa

# Enable multiple tools
npx exa-mcp-server --tools=web_search_exa,research_paper_search

# List all available tools
npx exa-mcp-server --list-tools

Usage 🎯

Once configured, you can ask Claude to perform web searches. Here are some example prompts:

`1`	`Can you search for recent developments in quantum computing?`

`1`	`Find and analyze recent research papers about climate change solutions.`

`1`	`Search Twitter for posts from @elonmusk about SpaceX.`

`1`	`Find tweets from @samaltman that were published in the last week about AI safety.`

`1`	`Research the company exa.ai and find information about their pricing and features.`

`1`	`Extract the content from this research paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762`

`1`	`Find competitors for a company that provides web search API services, excluding exa.ai from the results.`

`1`	`Find the LinkedIn profile for Anthropic company.`

`1`	`Search for data scientists at OpenAI on LinkedIn.`

The server will:

Process the search request
Query the Exa API with optimal settings (including live crawling)
Return formatted results to Claude
Cache the search for future reference

Testing with MCP Inspector 🔍

You can test the server directly using the MCP Inspector:

`1`	`npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node ./build/index.js`

This opens an interactive interface where you can explore the server’s capabilities, execute search queries, and view cached search results.

Troubleshooting 🔧

Common Issues

Server Not Found
- Verify the npm link is correctly set up
- Check Claude Desktop configuration syntax
- Ensure Node.js is properly installed
API Key Issues
- Confirm your EXA_API_KEY is valid
- Check the EXA_API_KEY is correctly set in the Claude Desktop config
- Verify no spaces or quotes around the API key

Connection Issues

Restart Claude Desktop completely
Check Claude Desktop logs:

# macOS
tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log

# Windows
type "%APPDATA%\Claude\logs\mcp*.log"

Acknowledgments 🙏

Exa AI for their powerful search API
Model Context Protocol for the MCP specification
Anthropic for Claude Desktop