AI Plugin Indextelegram-mcp vs exa
telegram-mcp and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 57 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.
| telegram-mcp | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Telegram MCP server: read, send, and search messages and manage chats via your account. | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Community: jgalea | 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 | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 7 | 5,142 |
| Last commit | 5 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install telegram-mcp | Install exa |
Questions
Is telegram-mcp or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use telegram-mcp 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.