Official MCP server for the Perplexity API Platform, giving agents real-time web search and research through the Sonar API.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add perplexity --env PERPLEXITY_API_KEY='<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.perplexity]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"]
env = { PERPLEXITY_API_KEY = "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add perplexity --env PERPLEXITY_API_KEY='<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"perplexity": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.