MCP SERVER

Perplexity MCP Server

Perplexity MCP server for real-time web search, reasoning and research through the Perplexity API.

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About Perplexity MCP Server

Perplexity MCP server for real-time web search, reasoning and research through the Perplexity API. The observed Official MCP Registry record provides its connection details.

What you can do

Web search
Research

How to connect

What is the endpoint and how does it run?

Runs locally from the npm package @perplexity-ai/mcp-server (version 1.2.1) over stdio.

Does it need authentication?

An API key issued by the publisher is required.

How do I add Perplexity MCP Server to Claude Code, Cursor or Claude Desktop?

Claude Code

claude mcp add perplexity -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other clients (JSON config)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Snippets are generated from the published package name; the server name perplexity is only a label you can change. Add the credentials the publisher documents.

Project website Documentation Source repository

Published packages

npm@perplexity-ai/mcp-server @ 1.2.1

Sources and checks

View the source

Registry name: ai.perplexity/mcp-server
Published version: 1.2.1

Source information collected September 8, 2026.

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