# Exa MCP review

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Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/exa-mcp/

## Exa MCP at a glance

- **Category:** [MCP and agent tools](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/mcp-servers/)
- **Website:** [exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp](https://exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #138 overall, #16 in MCP and agent tools, momentum score 56
- Downloads that week: 41.3k (+133% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 43; Aug 16: 37; Aug 23: 42; Aug 30: 31; Sep 6: 24; Sep 13: 34; Sep 20: 19; Sep 27: 26; Oct 4: 33; Oct 11: 38; Oct 18: 33; Oct 25: 42

## Exa MCP alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [REA](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/morluto-rea/) | 415.5k | 760.6k |
| #2 | [ha-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/homeassistant-ai-ha-mcp/) | 5.4k | 118.1k |
| #3 | [Treg](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/superdesigndev-treg/) | 6.9k | 6.7k |
| #4 | [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp/) | 54.6k | 2.7M |
| #5 | [codebase-memory-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/deusdata-codebase-memory-mcp/) | 47.9k | – |
| #6 | [open-computer-use](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ifuryst-open-computer-use/) | 2.8k | – |

## Exa MCP FAQ

### How popular is Exa MCP?

Exa MCP has 5.2k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 42 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 34 a week. Its main package had about 41.3k downloads that week, +133% against its own 4-week average. That made it #16 among MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Exa MCP?

Other MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: REA (#1), ha-mcp (#2), Treg (#3), Chrome DevTools MCP (#4), codebase-memory-mcp (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)