ARL-Next vs ai.exa/exa

Two MCP servers, side by side — from verified data, not marketing.

	ARL-Next	ai.exa/exa
status	community	community
trust	55	84
health	healthy	healthy
transport	stdio	streamable_http
tools	0	2
license	GPL-3.0	MIT
stars	389	4981
install	docker run crpi-laul1izptqrf0tkf.cn-beijing.personal.cr.aliyuncs.com/owl234-arl-prod/arl-web:latest	npx -y exa-mcp-server

Next step

Pick the stronger fit — then run agents with guardrails. Apex is the live governed-agent product: paced, capped, approved, and fully logged.