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Perplexity MCP

Name: Perplexity MCP
Author: Perplexity

Research-grade web search with citations

Official Perplexity "Ask" MCP server — runs live, citation-backed web queries through the Sonar API so your agent grounds answers in current information instead of stale training data. Create a Sonar API key, set PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, and the agent gets a perplexity_ask tool that returns synthesized, sourced answers. Pay-as-you-go.

Install Perplexity MCP

Paste into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "server-perplexity-ask"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add perplexity -- npx -y server-perplexity-ask

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "server-perplexity-ask"
      ]
    }
  }
}

After adding the server, fully restart your MCP client. Replace <placeholders> (tokens, paths) with your own values.

Facts

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Maintainer: Perplexity (official)

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