perplexity-mcp

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Ask a question in your chat window and it goes out to Perplexity's search service, coming back with a written answer and recent sources rather than a page of blue links. You can limit results to the past day, week, month, or year. It needs your own paid Perplexity key and a small Python launcher installed first. Worth knowing before you start: the code has had no changes since March 2025, so its list of search models is out of date and no successor has been named.

Unmaintained · no code changes since March 2025; no successor named

Web/Research

Use This MCP server To

Check what happened this week without leaving my chat Get a written answer with sources instead of ten links Look up whether a tool still exists before recommending it Summarize news on a topic from the past 24 hours Fact-check a claim in the middle of a conversation

README

perplexity-mcp MCP server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search functionality using Perplexity AI's API. Works with the Anthropic Claude desktop client.

Example

Let's you use prompts like, "Search the web to find out what's new at Anthropic in the past week."

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Components

Prompts

The server provides a single prompt:

perplexity_search_web: Search the web using Perplexity AI
- Required "query" argument for the search query
- Optional "recency" argument to filter results by time period:
  - 'day': last 24 hours
  - 'week': last 7 days
  - 'month': last 30 days (default)
  - 'year': last 365 days
- Uses Perplexity's API to perform web searches

Tools

The server implements one tool:

perplexity_search_web: Search the web using Perplexity AI
- Takes "query" as a required string argument
- Optional "recency" parameter to filter results (day/week/month/year)
- Returns search results from Perplexity's API

perplexity-mcp FAQ

Is this still maintained?

No. The code has not been touched since March 2025, so treat it as abandoned. The project does not point to a replacement, and several rival Perplexity connectors are actively maintained.

Do I need to pay for anything?

Yes. You supply your own Perplexity key, and Perplexity charges for the searches made through it.

Which apps does it work in?

Claude Desktop and Cursor are documented, and it should load in any desktop app that runs local helpers.

Can I use this to research a topic for a report?

Yes. You can ask for an answer restricted to the last day, week, month, or year and get sources back alongside it.

How hard is setup?

You install a small Python launcher, then paste a short block containing your key into your app's settings file.

Does it read web pages itself?

No. It passes your question to Perplexity and returns the answer Perplexity produces.