AI Plugin Indexpdf-mcp vs exa
pdf-mcp and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 80 out of 100). exa has more GitHub stars (5.1k), and exa was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| pdf-mcp | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Agentic RAG over one PDF or a whole folder: hybrid search, selective page reads, tables, OCR. | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Community: jztan | Verified: exa.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B | 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 | 154 | 5,142 |
| Last commit | 13 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install pdf-mcp | Install exa |
Questions
Is pdf-mcp or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use pdf-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.