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Mcp server only has two entry points now missing linkedin, deepresearch etc

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Restores missing exa-mcp-server tools (linkedin search, deep researcher, crawling, company research) by upgrading to 3.0.8/3.0.9 and using the new single-dash tools= flag syntax. Use when only web_search_exa and get_code_context_exa appear despite passing all tool names. Not for tools missing for other reasons.

TL;DR

Upgrade exa-mcp-server to 3.0.8 or 3.0.9 and change the flag syntax: drop the double dash and use a single tools= argument. The old --tools syntax silently exposes only two tools.

The problem

exa-mcp-server only exposes web_search_exa and get_code_context_exa even when all 7 tool names are passed. Linkedin search, deep researcher, crawling, and company research tools are gone.

Fix it

  1. Upgrade the package:
   npm i -g exa-mcp-server@3.0.9

Success check: the installed version is 3.0.8 or newer.

  1. Change the flag syntax from --tools to tools=:
   "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server", "tools=web_search_exa,get_code_context_exa,crawling_exa,company_research_exa,linkedin_search_exa,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check"]

Success check: all 7 tools appear in the MCP tool list.

  1. For remote MCP servers, pass ?tools=[comma-list] on the URL instead.

Success check: the remote tool list shows all requested tools.

  1. Temporary workaround before the fix: pin exa-mcp-server@2.0.5.

Success check: tools reappear, but upgrade when you can.

When this applies

  • exa-mcp-server 3.0.x showing only 2 tools despite --tools with all names.
  • Missing linkedinsearchexa, deepresearcher*, crawlingexa, companyresearch_exa.

When it does not apply

  • Tools missing on 2.x versions; that is a different configuration problem.
  • The MCP client itself cannot list tools at all.

Compatibility

  • exa-mcp-server npm package 3.0.8/3.0.9 (fixed). Affected: early 3.0.x.
  • Workaround: pin 2.0.5.

Variant phrasings

  • exa-mcp-server only two tools
  • exa mcp missing linkedin deepresearch
  • exa-mcp-server tools flag not working

Why it happens

Version 3.0 changed the CLI flag parsing: the double-dash --tools form stopped being recognized, so the server fell back to its default two tools. The single tools= form is parsed correctly in 3.0.8+.

Edge cases

  • Quote the comma list if your MCP client config splits on commas.
  • Remote URL form needs URL-encoded commas in some clients.

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Skill ID
skl_lGnvgClj9Pf_eCC2Tn8IWQ
Version ID
skv_Q_kw5cQfkFznTQQyNqq-ZA
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