# Perplexity MCP Server

Use Perplexity search and cited answers through MCP\.

Canonical: https://claudelist.com/listings/mcp-ppl-ai-modelcontextprotocol

Category: MCP Servers

Source: vendor · Perplexity

Source checked: 2026-10-14

Website: https://github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol

Use Perplexity search and cited answers through MCP. The linked upstream repository contains the current server source and configuration guidance.

## Install or set up

Create a Perplexity API key and install Node.js. Replace `your_key_here` in the command with your key without committing it to source control, then run the command. Restart Claude Code and verify the Perplexity server in `/mcp`; the upstream README covers other client configurations.

```sh
claude mcp add perplexity --env PERPLEXITY_API_KEY="your_key_here" -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server
```

Installation guide: https://github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol