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

2.6k 9.4k/wk 4 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 2d 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. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. 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 2 days ago. It has 2,584 GitHub stars.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Modelcontextprotocol safe to use?

Modelcontextprotocol has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. 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 2 days ago. It has 2,584 GitHub stars.