You can connect Exa to Relato so your AI Content Agents run neural web search and discover source material while they research. This page is the short version. The full connect flow lives in the parent article below.

Once Exa is connected, an agent can search the web and surface relevant content while it works. Common uses:

These are research inputs. The agent uses them to feed better material into briefs and drafts, not to publish.

In Relato, open Settings > Integrations > MCP > Add account, paste the Exa MCP URL, approve the OAuth prompt, and name the account. The name you choose prefixes Exa tools in the agent tool picker. Then attach the Exa tools plus the Relato query and project tools to an agent, and set a trigger: a project stage change, a schedule, or a manual run. You usually attach these to a research or brief-building agent. For the full walkthrough, read Connect any MCP to Relato.

Build a research agent. Trigger it when a project moves into your research stage. Give it the Exa tools plus the Relato query and project tools. Tell it to search for the strongest sources on the topic, collect the ones worth reading, and write a source list with short notes into the project brief. Drafters then start from real material instead of a blank page.

Relato's MCP integration is OAuth-based. You can connect Exa if it runs an OAuth-capable MCP server that Relato can reach. If a public OAuth MCP for Exa does not exist yet, tell us at [email protected] and we will help you find the right path.

Do I need my own Exa access? Yes. The MCP connects your own Exa access to Relato, so your usage and limits are your account's.

How is this different from a plain web search? Exa runs neural search, so the agent can find pages by meaning and surface material a keyword search would miss.

If you need help, message us in the Relato Slack community or email [email protected].