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Available tools
answer
AI-generated answer with web citations. Supports exa and exa-pro models. Optional system prompt and structured output via output_schema (JSON Schema Draft 7).
context
Code-focused search across GitHub, docs, Stack Overflow. Returns code snippets and documentation relevant to the query. Max 100000 output tokens.
get_contents
Extract text, highlights, and summaries from URLs. Supports livecrawl for fresh content. Returns per-URL status tracking for partial failures.
start_research
Start an async deep research job. Returns a research_id to poll with get_research_status. Models: exa-research-fast (quick), exa-research (balanced), exa-research-pro (most capable).
get_research_status
Poll a research job for status and results. Status: pending, running, completed, failed, canceled. Output available when completed.
search
Semantic/keyword web search. Supports neural, fast, auto, deep, instant types. Filter by domain, date, text, category. Include text/highlights/summaries via contents.
find_similar
Find pages similar to a URL. Same filters as search plus exclude_source_domain. Returns ranked results with optional content extraction.
validate_credential
Validate Exa API key by making a lightweight search call.
create_webset
Create a persistent search collection with enrichments. Define a search query and enrichment configs to extract structured data from results.
list_websets
List websets with cursor pagination. Use cursor from page_info for next page. Returns webset IDs, statuses, and search/enrichment configs.
get_webset
Get webset details by ID including status, search configs, and enrichments. Use list_websets to find valid IDs.
delete_webset
Delete a webset permanently. This cannot be undone. Use list_websets to find valid IDs.
How to set up Merge Agent Handler
In an mcp.json file, add the configuration below, and restart Cursor.
Learn more in the official documentation ↗
1{
2 "mcpServers": {
3 "agent-handler": {
4 "url": "https://ah-api-develop.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/{TOOL_PACK_ID}/registered-users/{REGISTERED_USER_ID}/mcp",
5 "headers": {
6 "Authorization": "Bearer yMt*****"
7 }
8 }
9 }
10}
11Open your Claude Desktop configuration file and add the server configuration below. You'll also need to restart the application for the changes to take effect.
Make sure Claude is using the Node v20+.
Learn more in the official documentation ↗
1{
2 "mcpServers": {
3 "agent-handler": {
4 "command": "npx",
5 "args": [
6 "-y",
7 "mcp-remote@latest",
8 "https://ah-api-develop.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/{TOOL_PACK_ID}/registered-users/{REGISTERED_USER_ID}/mcp",
9 "--header",
10 "Authorization: Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
11 ],
12 "env": {
13 "AUTH_TOKEN": "yMt*****"
14 }
15 }
16 }
17}Open your Windsurf MCP configuration file and add the server configuration below.
Click on the refresh button in the top right of the Manage MCP server page or in the top right of the chat box in the box icon.
Learn more in the official documentation ↗
1{
2 "mcpServers": {
3 "agent-handler": {
4 "command": "npx",
5 "args": [
6 "-y",
7 "mcp-remote@latest",
8 "https://ah-api.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/<tool-pack-id>/registered-users/<registered-user-id>/mcp",
9 "--header",
10 "Authorization: Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
11 ],
12 "env": {
13 "AUTH_TOKEN": "<ah-production-access-key>"
14 }
15 }
16 }
17 }In Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows), run "MCP: Open User Configuration".
You can then add the configuration below and press "start" right under servers. Enter the auth token when prompted.
Learn more in the official documentation ↗
1{
2 "inputs": [
3 {
4 "type": "promptString",
5 "id": "agent-handler-auth",
6 "description": "Agent Handler AUTH_TOKEN", // "yMt*****" when prompt
7 "password": true
8 }
9 ],
10 "servers": {
11 "agent-handler": {
12 "type": "stdio",
13 "command": "npx",
14 "args": [
15 "-y",
16 "mcp-remote@latest",
17 "https://ah-api-develop.merge.dev/api/v1/tool-packs/{TOOL_PACK_ID}/registered-users/{REGISTERED_USER_ID}/mcp",
18 "--header",
19 "Authorization: Bearer ${input:agent-handler-auth}"
20 ]
21 }
22 }
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