mcp server

Perplexity

Search, ask, research and reason tools backed by the Perplexity API platform.

perplexityai/modelcontextprotocolofficiallistedunreviewednot running here yet

Use tool

Set up

Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

Before you start

Node.js 20 or newer

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<your PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

same format Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant, Augment (Auggie CLI), Factory Droid, Kiro, Devin CLI +12

Values in angle brackets are placeholders. Restart Claude Desktop after editing its config.Claude Desktop docs

Tools provided

As listed by the project. Your agent asks before calling them, depending on its settings.

perplexity_searchRanked web search results
perplexity_askAnswer a question with sources
perplexity_researchDeep research
perplexity_reasonReasoning-focused answers

README

synced Oct 13, 2026

Perplexity

Search, ask, research and reason tools backed by the Perplexity API platform.

Install

npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`	Yes	Perplexity API key

Tools

perplexity_search — Ranked web search results
perplexity_ask — Answer a question with sources
perplexity_research — Deep research
perplexity_reason — Reasoning-focused answers

About this listing

Details were gathered from the project's public pages on 2026-10-13 and have not been reviewed by a person yet. Read the project's own documentation before giving it access to anything sensitive.

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