Modelcontextprotocol

Name: Modelcontextprotocol
Author: perplexityai

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@perplexity-ai/mcp-server · by perplexityai

The official MCP server implementation for the Perplexity API Platform

2.5k 36.9k/wk 4 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 5d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

4 tools · ~356 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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Modelcontextprotocol is an MCP server that the official MCP server implementation for the Perplexity API Platform. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 96/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

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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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 5 days ago. It has 2,474 GitHub stars.

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

Remote MCP Server

The remote MCP server is hosted by Perplexity and is the easiest way to get started: same tools, nothing to install or update. The Cursor and VS Code buttons at the top of this page connect to it with one click. If your MCP client does not support remote servers yet, skip to the local server setup below. Connect over Streamable HTTP with your Perplexity API key:

https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp

For Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http perplexity https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

See the MCP integration docs for manual Cursor/VS Code configuration, usage from the Anthropic API, and setup for other clients.

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 5 days ago. It has 2,474 GitHub stars.

Perplexity API Platform MCP Server

The official MCP server implementation for the Perplexity API Platform, providing AI assistants with real-time web search, reasoning, and research capabilities through the Agent API and the Search API.

Remote MCP Server

https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp

For Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http perplexity https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

See the MCP integration docs for manual Cursor/VS Code configuration, usage from the Anthropic API, and setup for other clients.

Local MCP Server

Get Your API Key

Get your Perplexity API Key from the API Portal
Replace your_key_here in the configurations below with your API key 3

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