Is Exa MCP server safe?
Yes, with the usual care.
Passed every safety check we run. Maintained, authenticated, reachable, clean scan.
No critical or high findings in the latest scan.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-23 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
no findings
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 248ms20/20
- Tool poisoning2 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identitynamespace and repository owner differ; GitHub account older than a year6/10
Overall 88/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
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