Set up Exa Search MCP in Continue

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Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: exa-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - exa-mcp-server
    env:
      EXA_API_KEY: YOUR_EXA_API_KEY

Exa Search MCP requires the following environment variables:

EXA_API_KEYRequired

Exa API key

Restart Continue. Exa Search MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 3 tools available.

This server adds approximately 1,545 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.