MCP Weather Server vs Exa Search

A side-by-side comparison of two Search & Web servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	MCP Weather Server Hourly and daily weather forecasts for LLMs via the AccuWeather API. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale TypeScript	Exa Search Exa's neural web search and crawling MCP server — runs locally via npx or as a hosted remote endpoint. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Search & Web	Search & Web
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	32	4.6k
Last commit	9 months ago	19 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @timlukahorstmann/mcp-weather`	`npx -y exa-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick MCP Weather Server if you prefer its approach (hourly and daily weather forecasts for llms via the accuweather api).

Pick Exa Search if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add MCP Weather Server

Install / run

npx -y @timlukahorstmann/mcp-weather

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-weather-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@timlukahorstmann/mcp-weather"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ACCUWEATHER_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Exa Search

Install / run

npx -y exa-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "exa-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your-exa-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

MCP Weather Server or Exa Search — which is better?

Pick MCP Weather Server if you prefer its approach (hourly and daily weather forecasts for llms via the accuweather api). Pick Exa Search if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both MCP Weather Server and Exa Search?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do MCP Weather Server and Exa Search work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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