Exa MCP Server vs Tanatasa Beauty
A side-by-side look at the Exa MCP Server and Tanatasa Beauty 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 Tanatasa Beauty for e-commerce over a hosted endpoint. 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 Tanatasa Beauty when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the E-Commerce domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search_products, get_product, create_cart.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | E-Commerce |
| Quality signal | 73/100 · Great | 76/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 5,167 | — |
| Directory activity | 11 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 10 |
| Full listing | View Exa MCP Server | View Tanatasa Beauty |
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).
Tanatasa Beauty tools 10
search_productsSearch public sellable variants by words, brand/category/purpose, skin type, ingredient, availability and price in SGD cents. Use variant_id when adding items; follow next_page for more results.get_productGet product descriptions, ingredients, usage, images and variants. product accepts a product ID, product slug, variant slug or SKU.create_cartCreate an empty persistent cart without account login. Save cart_id, version and the private guest_token if returned. Pass guest_token on subsequent shopping calls. Account authentication is optional.get_cartRead cart items, coupon, version and checkout lock.set_cart_itemAdd or update a variant using an absolute quantity; zero removes it. Supply the current cart version. Maximum 20 variants and 99 units each; availability is checked.set_cart_couponApply a coupon code or null to remove it. Supply current cart version. Auto discounts also apply.quote_cartReprice the cart with current stock, scheduled prices and discounts. All amounts are SGD cents; shipping is free within Singapore. Stock is not reserved. Save version and total for checkout.create_checkoutPrepare a Tanatasa checkout review link for a quoted cart. Provide quoted version and expected_total in SGD cents. Keep the same idempotency_key and input on retries. Locks cart. Buyer reviews items and enters contact/delivery details on Tanatasa before paying. No payment occurs in this tool; get_order reports progress and webhook-confirmed status.get_orderGet payment and fulfilment status and tracking for a purchase created by this guest session or account connection. Supply guest_token for guest purchases. Payment confirmation comes from Stripe webhooks. Does not update prior purchases.checkout_sessionPrepare checkout from product feed item IDs and quantities without account login. For guests, call create_cart first and supply its guest_token. Optional item metadata is not authoritative. Returns a Tanatasa review link; the buyer enters delivery details and approves payment. Supply a new idempotency_key per purchase and retain it and guest_token on retries.
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"
]
}
}
}
Tanatasa Beauty
{
"mcpServers": {
"tanatasa": {
"url": "https://tanatasa.sg/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Exa MCP Server is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Tanatasa Beauty belongs to E-Commerce and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Exa MCP Server for search & data extraction work and Tanatasa Beauty for e-commerce.
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. Tanatasa Beauty is listed as free. Auth: no auth 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 tanatasa 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 5,167 GitHub stars. Tanatasa Beauty has 76/100 (Great) with 3 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
