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Exa is a search engine built for AI. Add it to OpenWork and your AI can search the web and read pages. There are two ways to add Exa:
  • For your organization. An admin adds the Exa connector in OpenWork Cloud with one Exa API key. Everyone the admin picks can use it.
  • For yourself. Add Exa as an MCP server in your own workspace. This works without an OpenWork Cloud account.
The desktop app no longer has an Exa switch in Settings › Advanced.

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Add Exa for your organization

You need to be an owner or admin in OpenWork Cloud, and you need an API key from your Exa account. Exa’s usage limits and billing apply to that key.
  1. In OpenWork Cloud, open Manage › Connectors.
  2. Click Add connector, then pick Exa.
  3. When OpenWork asks for a key, paste your Exa API key and click Save key.
  4. Wait for the checks to finish.
  5. Under Who can use it, turn on Everyone in the organization, or click Add person or Add team.
  6. Click Add Exa.
Everyone uses the key you added, so nobody else has to sign in. People you gave access to find Exa in Settings › Library in the desktop app. To replace the key later, open Exa in Manage › Connectors, open Settings, and enter a New API key. See Sharing MCP connections with your team for more about connectors.

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Add Exa for yourself

  1. In the desktop app, open Settings › Library.
  2. Expand Advanced settings and click Add workspace MCP.
  3. Enter an App name, for example exa.
  4. Keep Remote server (URL) as the type and enter this Server URL:
  5. Click Add App.
Exa is added to the current workspace only. The Add workspace MCP dialog has no API key field. Exa lets you use this address without a key, with free rate limits. See Exa MCP for details. For more about workspace MCP servers, see Add a custom MCP server.

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Try it

Ask your AI for something that needs current information:
Search the web for this week’s news about electric trucks and summarize the top three stories.