Perplexity MCP Server

Perplexity's official MCP server for calling the Perplexity API Platform from agents.

Official
Local
stdio
v1.2.1

Official: the MCP registry verified that the publisher controls the domain perplexity.ai, which this server's name is under. Source: MCP registry, checked 2026-09-25.

Repository

How to connect

Your client starts the npm package with npx, which needs Node.js. Some servers also need an API key or arguments; the repository's README says which.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport stdio perplexity -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.perplexity]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"]

Syntax from each client's docs, checked 2026-09-25: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex.

Details

Official: Yes
Runs: Local
Transport: stdio
Installs from: npm
Registry version: 1.2.1
License: MIT
Registry name: ai.perplexity/mcp-server
Repository: perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol
npm package: @perplexity-ai/mcp-server

Remote, local, transport and packages are read off the registry's platforms. Sources: GitHub, checked 2026-09-25; MCP registry, checked 2026-09-25.

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18 contributors on GitHub as of 2026-09-25.
21,818 downloads on npm in the 7 days to 2026-09-25.

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