Exa MCP Server vs Getyourguide MCP
A side-by-side look at the Exa MCP Server and Getyourguide MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Exa MCP Server for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Getyourguide MCP for travel & transportation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Exa MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
web_search_exa, web_fetch_exa.
Choose Getyourguide MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
GYG_API_KEY, GYG_CURRENCY, GYG_LANGUAGE, GYG_BASE_URL, GYG_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS. - You want tools like
gyg_search_tours, gyg_get_tour, gyg_get_tour_options.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Travel & Transportation |
| Quality signal | 73/100 · Great | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | GYG_API_KEYGYG_CURRENCYGYG_LANGUAGEGYG_BASE_URLGYG_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5,162 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 11 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 10 |
| Full listing | View Exa MCP Server | View Getyourguide MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Exa MCP Server tools 2
web_search_exaSearch the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content. Best for: Finding current information, news, facts, people, companies, or answering questions about any topic. Returns: Clean text content from top search results. Query tips: describe the ideal page, not keywords. "blog post comparing React and Vue performance" not "React vs Vue". Use category:people / category:company to search through Linkedin profiles / companies respectively. If highlights are insufficient, follow up with web_fetch_exa on the best URLs.web_fetch_exaRead a webpage's full content as clean markdown. Use after web_search_exa when highlights are insufficient or to read any URL. Best for: Extracting full content from known URLs. Batch multiple URLs in one call. Returns: Clean text content and metadata from the page(s).
Getyourguide MCP tools 10
gyg_search_toursSearch GetYourGuide tours and activities. Filter by free text (or "iata:<code>" for airports), location ID, category ID, and date range; sort by popularity, price, or rating. Returns slim summaries by default; pass view:"full" for the whole records.gyg_get_tourGet the full GetYourGuide record for one tour/activity by its numeric ID. Image URLs are stripped by default; pass view:"full" to keep them.gyg_get_tour_optionsList the bookable options of a tour (ticket types, times, languages offered), optionally within a date range. Image URLs are stripped by default; pass view:"full" to keep them.gyg_get_tour_availabilityGet booking availability for a tour: bookable participant categories, addons, and the list of available dates (with participant ranges). Lighter than gyg_get_tour_options when you only need "when can I go". Image URLs are stripped by default; pass view:"full" to keep them.gyg_get_tour_reviewsList customer reviews for a tour (rating outline plus individual review items). Image URLs are stripped by default; pass view:"full" to keep them.gyg_list_categoriesList GetYourGuide activity categories (use the IDs to filter tour searches). Image URLs are stripped by default; pass view:"full" to keep them.gyg_list_category_toursList tours in one GetYourGuide category.gyg_get_locationGet details for a GetYourGuide location (city, POI, or region) by its numeric ID. Image URLs are stripped by default; pass view:"full" to keep them.gyg_list_location_toursList tours available at one GetYourGuide location (city, POI, or region).gyg_healthcheckResolves the credential the way real tools do, then makes one authenticated request to api.getyourguide.com. Reports which source supplied the credential, whether api.getyourguide.com accepted it, the round-trip time, and a plain-English hint distinguishing 'no credential' from 'credential rejected' from 'a api.getyourguide.com-side problem'. Read-only; never returns the credential itself. Call this when a real tool fails and you want to know which hop broke.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Exa MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"exa-labs-exa-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"exa-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Getyourguide MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"getyourguide-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"getyourguide-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GYG_API_KEY": "YOUR_GYG_API_KEY_HERE",
"GYG_CURRENCY": "YOUR_GYG_CURRENCY_HERE",
"GYG_LANGUAGE": "YOUR_GYG_LANGUAGE_HERE",
"GYG_BASE_URL": "YOUR_GYG_BASE_URL_HERE",
"GYG_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "YOUR_GYG_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Exa MCP Server is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Getyourguide MCP belongs to Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Exa MCP Server for search & data extraction work and Getyourguide MCP for travel & transportation.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Exa MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Getyourguide MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add exa-labs-exa-mcp-server and getyourguide-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Exa MCP Server has a quality signal of 73/100 (Great) with 11 views, 0 installs and 5,162 GitHub stars. Getyourguide MCP has 63/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.