Use Metaphor from Claude
Add the Metaphor connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorMetaphor
Metaphor integration for Claude and Codex
Create a Metaphor connection, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryAnalytics & Data
Use Metaphor from Codex
Add the Metaphor connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
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Analytics & Data
What the Metaphor connector can do
Metaphor, now part of Exa, is a neural search engine built to understand how people describe things online rather than matching exact keywords. In a type.com Space, Claude can use it to pull the full text and metadata of specific web pages so research threads cite real sources instead of guesses.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Metaphor once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
What teams do with Metaphor in type.com
Pull full source text during research
Fetch the complete text and metadata for a batch of documents at once, so a research thread has full context instead of just a snippet.
Get the full content for these five Metaphor document IDs and summarize the common themes across them.
Verify a citation before publishing
Retrieve a document's full content by ID to confirm a claim or quote is accurate before it goes into a report or article.
Pull the Metaphor document behind this result and check that the quote we want to use is accurate.
Build a reading list from search results
Collect contents for multiple document IDs in one call, turning a list of results into readable summaries the team can skim together.
Fetch contents for all the Metaphor IDs from this morning's search and give me a one-paragraph summary of each.
Representative actions
- Get document contents by IDs
Retrieves the parsed text and metadata for one or more documents at once, given their Metaphor document IDs.
Connection
API and auth details
Metaphor is now Exa, an AI-oriented web search and retrieval API. Integrations can run neural, keyword, auto, fast, or deep web searches; retrieve page contents; find similar links; use answer and research endpoints; and give AI systems web-search and citation-aware retrieval capabilities.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API docs
- https://docs.exa.ai/
- API reference
- https://docs.exa.ai/reference/search
- Official site
- https://exa.ai/
Source links
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Metaphor
Can Claude read full articles with Metaphor?
Yes. Once a Metaphor connection is shared with a type.com Space, Claude can fetch the full text and metadata for documents by ID, so a thread has real source content instead of a short snippet.
How does type.com authenticate with Metaphor?
Metaphor uses an API key. An admin adds it once when creating the connection, then chooses which Spaces can use it, so nobody pastes a key into a prompt.
Can Metaphor lookups run automatically?
Yes. A recurring research task, such as pulling fresh documents on a topic each morning, can run as a type.com automation that posts results to a channel.
Is this the same as a Metaphor MCP server?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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