AI Plugin IndexPubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search vs exa
PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 16 out of 100). exa has more GitHub stars (5.1k), and exa was updated more recently (3 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 16 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Search biomedical literature, get article details, find related articles, and explore MeSH terms | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Verified: olyport.com | Verified: exa.ai |
| Grades | Licence F, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Remote | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 5,142 |
| Last commit | 19 Oct 2026 | |
| Licence | None found | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search | Install exa |
Questions
Is PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search and exa together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.