What can AI agents do with Exa through Ferentin?

Ferentin exposes 2 Exa MCP tools to your AI agents, grouped as Discover (1 tool) and Access (1 tool). Every call is checked against your Ferentin policies before it reaches Exa.

How is Exa access secured?

Requests through the Exa integration are covered by API key authentication and audit logging. These controls are applied by Ferentin, not by Exa, so they hold across every connected agent.

What permissions does the Exa integration require?

The Exa integration requests 1 API key scope: mcp:tools

How do I connect Exa to Ferentin?

Open the Ferentin admin console, add Exa as a new connection and authenticate with API key. You then choose which permissions and which tools your agents may use, and the connection goes live for everyone covered by your policies.

Is the Exa integration generally available?

Yes. The Exa integration is generally available on Ferentin, including the free tier.

Exa

Generally Available

An AI agent can run semantic web searches and fetch page content using a Bearer API key, with a free tier available for getting started.

Web Search
Research
Content Retrieval

Configure Exa Browse the 2 tools

Authentication: API key
Hosting: Vendor-hosted endpoint
Required scopes: 1
Data actions: Read only

How it works

Every agent request passes through Ferentin policy before it reaches Exa.

AI agentAsks for something
Ferentin policies
- API key authentication
- Audit logging
Exa MCP serverAuthorized connection
Governed resultMasked, logged, returned

What agents can do

2 tools · you choose which ones agents may call

Search and browse what exists, without opening the content itself.

web_search_exa

Permissions requested

The API key scopes Exa asks you to approve when you connect.

Scope	Access
mcp:tools	Not rated

Before you connect

Anonymous (free) tier is shared and rate-limited; a key/OAuth raises the limit and bills your own Exa account.
The optional API key is sent as an Authorization: Bearer header (RFC 9728 bearer_methods_supported: header).
Leave the API key blank to keep using the free tier.

About Exa

Exa is an AI-native search engine built for retrieving high-quality web content and semantically relevant results for LLMs and agents.

Website Developer docs

Frequently asked about Exa

What can AI agents do with Exa through Ferentin?: Ferentin exposes 2 Exa MCP tools to your AI agents, grouped as Discover (1 tool) and Access (1 tool). Every call is checked against your Ferentin policies before it reaches Exa.
How is Exa access secured?: Requests through the Exa integration are covered by API key authentication and audit logging. These controls are applied by Ferentin, not by Exa, so they hold across every connected agent.
What permissions does the Exa integration require?: The Exa integration requests 1 API key scope: mcp:tools
How do I connect Exa to Ferentin?: Open the Ferentin admin console, add Exa as a new connection and authenticate with API key. You then choose which permissions and which tools your agents may use, and the connection goes live for everyone covered by your policies.
Is the Exa integration generally available?: Yes. The Exa integration is generally available on Ferentin, including the free tier.

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