Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers — install paths, tools, quality signals, and directory engagement so you can pick the right one for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets AI assistants like Claude use the Exa AI Search API for web searches. This setup allows AI models to get real-time web information in a safe and controlled way.
Web search (embedded SearXNG), content extraction, and library docs indexing with hybrid search (FTS5 + semantic). Built-in Qwen3 embedding, no API keys required.