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Perplexity MCP

Sourced AI answers via Perplexity API from Claude.

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Best for

Best for any workflow that needs sourced answers from the web.

At a glance

Pricing
open-source
Setup time
10 minutes
Learning curve
easy
Last verified
5/27/2026

What we love

  • ✓Perplexity-maintained
  • ✓Sourced answers
  • ✓Multi-model

Where it falls short

  • −Per-call cost
  • −API budget required
  • −Some questions get hallucinated sources

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install
shell
npx -y mcp-remote https://perplexity-search--arjunkmrm.run.tools
Config — Claude Desktop
json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y","mcp-remote","https://perplexity-search--arjunkmrm.run.tools"]
    }
  }
}
Config — Claude Code
shell
claude mcp add --transport http perplexity-search https://perplexity-search--arjunkmrm.run.tools

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

$0

perpetual

  • ✓MIT

Overview

MCP server for Perplexity API — ask sourced questions, get cited answers, use Perplexity's research models. Perplexity API key.

Key features

  • ●Sourced answers
  • ●Model choice
  • ●Research mode
  • ●Citation handling
  • ●API key

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

  • search
    Web search via Perplexity's API with detailed, citation-backed results.

Best use cases

Citation-backed answers

Let Claude leverage Perplexity for sourced web answers inside workflows.

Research delegation

Hand off research questions to Perplexity from Claude for cited output.

Integrations

Perplexity
OpenAI
Anthropic
LangChain

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