Perplexity
latest · 0.7.1Real-time web search and research via Perplexity.
- Homepage
- docs.perplexity.ai
Install
Needs an env var: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY — replace the <placeholders> with your values.
claude mcp add perplexity --env PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY> -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server/mcp confirms it's connected.
Or add it manually in ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}In claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config), then restart:
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Config entry, any MCP client:
{
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}Community score
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Quotes6
- 群主我还想再确认一下,咱中秋节福利还是跟以前一样,ChatGPT Pro 20X,Claude Max 20x,Kimi Allegro 699最高档,GLM Coding Plan Max 1078最高档,Perplexity Max,Cursor Ultra,送5090服务器,100TB NAS,10Gbps专线,独立公网IP,满血算力账号,全年MCP报销,联网搜索报销,网页读取报销,GitHub报销,数据库调用报销,且以上所有福利不需实物可直接折现打卡吗?实在不行,今天… ↗
- Undocumented Environment Variable for Model Selection in Perplexity MCP Server ↗
Issue Summary The Perplexity MCP Server appears to support model configuration through the PERPLEXITY_MODEL environment variable, but this capability is completely undocumented in the README and not obvious from the source code examined. De…
- Perplexity MCP Tools Not Working? What’s Actually Going On (2026 Bug Explained) Perplexity's MCP tools broke after a Mac app update and still cause issues months later. Here's what's happening, what's been tried, and how to work around it. … ↗
- Remote MCP Server ↗
Will you guys release a remote mcp server for this?
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- All tools unusable in 2020-12-only clients: `outputSchema` declares draft-07 dialect ↗
Summary Every tool in @perplexity-ai/mcp-server fails immediately in MCP clients that validate embedded schemas as JSON Schema 2020-12. The call is rejected at the client's schema-validation layer and never reaches the Perplexity API, so no…
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