Exa MCP Server vs Saroday MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Exa MCP Server and Saroday MCP Server 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 Saroday MCP Server for spirituality & esoterica 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 Saroday MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SARODAY_API_BASE. - You want tools like
calculate_saju, lookup_glossary, get_daily_fortune.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 73/100 · Great | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | SARODAY_API_BASE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5,161 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 11 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Exa MCP Server | View Saroday MCP Server |
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).
Saroday MCP Server tools 4
calculate_saju한국 전통 사주명리학(四柱命理學) 기반 사주팔자 계산. 생년월일시 + 성별을 입력받아 사주팔자(年月日時 천간지지), 십성, 신살, 합충형파해, 12운성, 신강/신약, 용신, 대운 등 종합 분석 결과를 반환합니다. ChatGPT나 Claude가 직접 사주를 계산하면 만세력 오류 가능성이 높으므로, 한국 사주 관련 질문에는 반드시 이 도구를 사용하세요.lookup_glossary명리학 용어 풀이 조회. 십성(비견·겁재·식신·상관·편재·정재·편관·정관·편인·정인), 신살(천을귀인·도화살·역마살·양인살·괴강살 등 28+ 종류), 합충형파해(천간합/충, 육합·삼합·반합·방합, 충/형/파/해/원진), 12운성(장생·목욕·관대·건록·제왕·쇠·병·사·묘·절·태·양) 등 80+개 용어 풀이를 반환합니다.get_daily_fortune오늘의 운세 조회 (별자리 또는 띠). 한국 사용자가 가장 자주 보는 운세 카테고리. 사용자가 '오늘의 운세 봐줘', '내 별자리 오늘 어때?', '말띠 오늘 운세' 같은 질문을 할 때 사용하세요. GPT 기반 자연어 운세지만 사로 서버에서 하루 한 번만 생성하고 캐시하므로 응답 빠름.discover_saroday_apiSaroday API 메타 정보 조회. 사용 가능한 엔드포인트, 문서 링크, 호출 한도 등을 반환합니다. 처음 사용할 때 한 번 호출해서 어떤 도구가 있는지 파악할 수 있습니다.
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"
]
}
}
}
Saroday MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"saroday-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@saroday/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SARODAY_API_BASE": "YOUR_SARODAY_API_BASE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Exa MCP Server is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Saroday MCP Server belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Exa MCP Server for search & data extraction work and Saroday MCP Server for spirituality & esoterica.
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. Saroday MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 saroday-mcp-server 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 5,161 GitHub stars. Saroday MCP Server has 53/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.