Is Exa MCP Server safe to use?

Exa MCP Server has an HVTrust score of 68.5/100 (Grade B), ranked #197 of 1316 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Exa MCP Server?

Exa MCP Server scores 68.5/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 4.9k GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Exa MCP Server

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MCP Servers TypeScript Grade B Listed MIT

68.5/100

Rank #197 of 1316

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade B · 3/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-21 · 8d ago

Recent change

Rank +1

Is Exa MCP Server safe? Exa MCP Server scores 68.5/100 (Grade B), ranked #197 of 1316 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 5.6/10; 56% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-21. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.

Recent Changes

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#164 → #182)

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#153 → #163)

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#142 → #154)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 5.6/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.

Publish provenance Add package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.

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72.5

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#65

In MCP Servers

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade B reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage B is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (3 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-29

Activity & Reach

Stars

4.9k

Forks

378

Last Push

2026-08-21

8 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

14,198

npm

HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▼4

was #193

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs MCP Servers

68.5 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Exa MCP Server MCP Servers average (777 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits

9.8 / 25

2.9 above avg 6.9

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

2.5 below avg 13.3

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

13.3 / 17

3.2 above avg 10.1

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

16.0 / 20

3.8 above avg 12.2

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

14.4 / 20

8.6 above avg 5.8

Activity Inputs

72.5 / 100

StarsRepository reach

22.2 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

23.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

14.3 / 25

CommunityFork signal

12.0 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

5.6 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 26, 2026

Signed Commits

56%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 5

CI-Tests 9

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 6

Contributors 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging 10

Pinned-Dependencies 4

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 10

Vulnerabilities 0

Is Exa MCP Server safe?

Exa MCP Server has a mixed signal profile. Some trust indicators are present, others are missing. Whether it is safe for your use case depends on which gaps matter to you — review the breakdown below before adopting in production.

Does Exa MCP Server publish package provenance?

No published build provenance is currently detected for Exa MCP Server. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.

Does Exa MCP Server have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Exa MCP Server has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 5.6/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.

Is Exa MCP Server actively maintained?

Maintained. Last push was 8 days ago.

What license does Exa MCP Server use?

Exa MCP Server ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are Exa MCP Server's commits signed?

56% of the last 100 commits to Exa MCP Server are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface

Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support

high confidence

Implemented

Exa MCP Server appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

high confidence

2 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration surface detected.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

Package Provenance Drift

high confidence

Match

Published package metadata matches the tracked repo

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

MCP signal live
External deps live
Tool / plugin surface live
Package provenance drift live

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Exa MCP Server from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

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Reputation Timeline

Signal history

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#164 → #182)

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#153 → #163)

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#142 → #154)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 18 spots (#159 → #141)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#134 → #144)

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 13 spots (#118 → #131)

2026-07-25

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#104 → #114)

2026-07-15

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 5.7/10

2026-07-15

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → B

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank rose 224 spots (#339 → #115)

2026-07-15

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 29.6pts (39.5 → 69.1)

2026-07-14

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #339

GitHub → npm: exa-mcp-server

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