Exa labs exa mcp server research paper search 1.0.2
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Search for research papers and academic content using Exa advanced search. Full filter support including date ranges and text filtering. Use when searching for academic papers, arXiv preprints, or scientific research.
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Web Search Advanced - Research Paper Category
Tool Restriction (Critical)
ONLY use web_search_advanced_exa with category: "research paper". Do NOT use other categories or tools.
Full Filter Support
The research paper category supports ALL available parameters:
Core
query(required)numResultstype("auto", "fast", "deep", "neural")
Domain filtering
includeDomains(e.g., ["arxiv.org", "openreview.net"])excludeDomains
Date filtering (ISO 8601)
startPublishedDate/endPublishedDatestartCrawlDate/endCrawlDate
Text filtering
includeText(must contain ALL)excludeText(exclude if ANY match)
Array size restriction: includeText and excludeText only support single-item arrays. Multi-item arrays (2+ items) cause 400 errors. To match multiple terms, put them in the query string or run separate searches.
Content extraction
textMaxCharacters/contextMaxCharactersenableSummary/summaryQueryenableHighlights/highlightsNumSentences/highlightsPerUrl/highlightsQuery
Additional
userLocationmoderationadditionalQuerieslivecrawl/livecrawlTimeoutsubpages/subpageTarget
Token Isolation (Critical)
Never run Exa searches in main context. Always spawn Task agents:
- Agent calls
web_search_advanced_exawithcategory: "research paper" - Agent merges + deduplicates results before presenting
- Agent returns distilled output (brief markdown or compact JSON)
- Main context stays clean regardless of search volume
When to Use
Use this category when you need:
- Academic papers from arXiv, OpenReview, PubMed, etc.
- Scientific research on specific topics
- Literature reviews with date filtering
- Papers containing specific methodologies or terms
Examples
Recent papers on a topic:
web_search_advanced_exa {
"query": "transformer attention mechanisms efficiency",
"category": "research paper",
"startPublishedDate": "2024-01-01",
"numResults": 15,
"type": "auto"
}
Papers from specific venues:
web_search_advanced_exa {
"query": "large language model agents",
"category": "research paper",
"includeDomains": ["arxiv.org", "openreview.net"],
"includeText": ["LLM"],
"numResults": 20,
"type": "deep"
}
Output Format
Return:
- Results (structured list with title, authors, date, abstract summary)
- Sources (URLs with publication venue)
- Notes (methodology differences, conflicting findings)