Modelcontextprotocol
Official@perplexity-ai/mcp-server · by perplexityai
The official MCP server implementation for the Perplexity API Platform
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 18d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, http
4 tools · ~356 tok
Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Modelcontextprotocol does
The official MCP server implementation for the Perplexity API Platform, providing AI assistants with real-time web search, reasoning, and research capabilities through Sonar models and the Search API.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Modelcontextprotocol safe to use?
- Modelcontextprotocol has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Modelcontextprotocol?
- Modelcontextprotocol supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Modelcontextprotocol do?
- Modelcontextprotocol provides 4 tools: perplexity_search, perplexity_ask, perplexity_research, perplexity_reason. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Modelcontextprotocol?
- Modelcontextprotocol is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
- Is Modelcontextprotocol actively maintained?
- Modelcontextprotocol is actively maintained — last commit was 18 days ago. It has 2,358 GitHub stars.
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