perplexityai-modelcontextprotocol

Overview

The Perplexity API Platform MCP Server is the official Model Context Protocol implementation from Perplexity AI, giving AI assistants real-time web search, reasoning, and deep research capabilities through Sonar models and the Search API. It integrates with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and Claude Desktop.

Key Features

• perplexity_search — direct web search via the Perplexity Search API that returns ranked results with metadata for finding current information
• perplexity_ask — general-purpose conversational AI with real-time web search using the sonar-pro model for quick questions and everyday searches
• perplexity_research — deep, comprehensive research using the sonar-deep-research model for thorough analysis and detailed reports
• perplexity_reason — advanced reasoning and problem-solving using the sonar-reasoning-pro model for complex analytical tasks
• Flexible configuration — supports custom timeout, base URL, log level settings, and optional thinking token stripping to save context window

Who is this for?

This MCP server is for developers and AI power users who need their coding assistant to access up-to-date web information, perform research, or reason through complex problems that require external knowledge. It requires a Perplexity API key and is particularly useful for tasks where the AI needs to look up current documentation, APIs, or real-world data.