exa vs person-context
exa is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by exa-labs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Community GitHub marketplaces). person-context is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by tier1kun. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 3.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 403 Stars (GitHub): 5 127 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 3.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 403 Stars (GitHub): 5 127 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:d88edd571d98 Forks (GitHub): 403 Pulls (Docker Hub): 36 373 Stars (Docker Hub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 5 127 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 3.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 403 Stars (GitHub): 5 127 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 64e9ec2 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | exa | person-context |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 5 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 127 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 36 373 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 403 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server | github.com/tier1kun/person-context |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
exa
Exa AI web search, deep research, and content extraction. Provides MCP tools and research skills for comprehensive web search, people discovery, company research, academic papers, and more.
person-context
person-context manages real-world individual relationships in depth — the people that matter most to the user (business partners, key clients, friends, family, and the user themselves). It treats observation as cognitive traits, builds a per-person markdown dictionary, and auto-injects the relevant dictionary into Claude's context whenever the person comes up in a prompt. Unlike persona-switching plugins designed for market research or role-play, person-context targets continuous, longitudinal management of a small number of important real persons. Three components: 1. Dictionary templates — a 9-chapter catalog plus custom chapters per person. 2. Inject hooks — UserPromptSubmit auto-injection so the dictionary is loaded before Claude responds; PreToolUse verification that physically blocks responses where the dictionary was not actually read. 3. Critical Feedback Patterns — four response rules that co-fire with the dictionary (careful interpretation, dictionary accuracy, pressure-test, obvious-judgment). Key
How to run each
exa As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install exa@claude-plugins-officialperson-context As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install person-context@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of person-context publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of person-context publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: exa · What it can do: person-context · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.