AI Plugin IndexYouTube Search Transcripts vs exa
YouTube Search Transcripts and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 30 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.
| YouTube Search Transcripts | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 30 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Transcripts of the top YouTube videos for a keyword, with date, length and sort filters. | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Community: fernandoguiraud16-coder | Verified: exa.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, 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 | 17 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install YouTube Search Transcripts | Install exa |
Questions
Is YouTube Search Transcripts or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use YouTube Search Transcripts 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.