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Perplexity MCP Server

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About

Give Claude live web search and answer generation through the Perplexity Sonar API. Pull current information into your prompts with citations.

Features

  • Live web search via Sonar models
  • Answers grounded in cited sources
  • Configurable model and depth
  • Up-to-date news and research

Installation

Using Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "server-perplexity-ask"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using Cursor

Configure in your Cursor settings (Settings > MCP):

{
  "perplexity": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "server-perplexity-ask"
    ],
    "env": {
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
    }
  }
}

How to Use

Once installed, you can ask your AI assistant to:

  • "Search for recent news on X"
  • "Give me a cited summary of this topic"
  • "Compare these products with sources"
  • "Find authoritative references for this claim"

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