Exa

Search that understands meaning rather than keywords, with page contents included, for research-heavy chats.

What it can do

Examples of the tools the agent gets from this connector. Each call shows up in the activity feed with its input and result.

1. exaweb_search_exa "papers on speculative decoding"
2. exaweb_fetch_exa <url>

How it connects

Sign-in

API key you provide. You paste an API key from Exa into the connector's settings. It is encrypted with the key in your OS keychain and never leaves your machine.

Runs as

Remote MCP server, reached over HTTPS. An MCP server hosted by the service, reached over HTTPS. Nothing runs on your machine beyond Gantry.

Permissions

Reads run in every mode. Writes outside your folders, messages and anything destructive follow the chat's permission mode: they ask in Manual and Auto-edit, and are judged by the guard model in Auto. How permissions work

Install in Gantry

1. 1

   Open Connectors in the sidebar. The catalog ships with the app; nothing is downloaded until you ask.

2. 2

   Find Exa and choose Install. Paste your API key when asked.

3. 3

   Attach it to a chat, or leave it available to every chat in a project. The agent sees its tools from then on.