What is Perplexity API Platform MCP Server?

Perplexity API Platform MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server. Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API

How do I install Perplexity API Platform MCP Server?

Install or launch Perplexity API Platform MCP Server with npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server.

What environment variables does Perplexity API Platform MCP Server use?

Perplexity API Platform MCP Server lists these environment variables: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, PERPLEXITY_BASE_URL, PERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT_MS, PERPLEXITY_LOG_LEVEL, PERPLEXITY_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY, PORT, and 3 more.

Which transports does Perplexity API Platform MCP Server support?

Perplexity API Platform MCP Server is listed with stdio transport support.

Where can I verify Perplexity API Platform MCP Server?

Verify Perplexity API Platform MCP Server against its upstream source at https://github.com/perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol.

Perplexity API Platform MCP Server

ai.perplexity/mcp-server

Documentation

Installation

Use the npm package target with npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server.

Configuration

Required environment variable: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY. Optional runtime variables: PERPLEXITY_BASE_URL, PERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT_MS, PERPLEXITY_LOG_LEVEL, PERPLEXITY_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, and HTTP_PROXY. Optional HTTP deployment variables: PORT, BIND_ADDRESS, ALLOWED_ORIGINS, and ALLOWED_HOSTS.

Capabilities

Perplexity Search, Ask, Research, and Reason tools for real-time web search and reasoning.

Limitations

Requires a valid Perplexity API key and outbound access to the Perplexity API. Strict MCP clients may need npx -yq if npx -y writes stdout noise during startup.