mcp-server-perplexity

mcp-server-perplexity

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The Perplexity MCP Server provides an interface for accessing the Perplexity API, allowing for chat completions with citations. It addresses limitations related to processing timeouts and will update as new features become available.

Perplexity MCP Server

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MCP Server for the Perplexity API.

:warning: Limitations:

  • The Claude Desktop client may timeout if Perplexity processing takes too long
  • This issue might be resolved if Claude Desktop implements support for long running operations and progress reporting in the future
  • Implementation updates to handle these features will be made if they become available

Perplexity Server MCP server

Components

Tools

  • ask_perplexity: Request chat completion with citations from Perplexity

Quickstart

Install

Claude Desktop
  • On macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
"mcpServers": {
  "Perplexity": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "mcp-server-perplexity"
    ],
    "env": {
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-perplexity-api-key"
    }
  }
}