{"repo":"jsonallen/perplexity-mcp","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/jsonallen/perplexity-mcp","clone":"git clone https://github.com/jsonallen/perplexity-mcp.git","description":"A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search functionality using Perplexity AI's API.","language":"Python","stars":307,"topics":[],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"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.\" Glama Scores 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 Installation Installing via Smithery To install Perplexity MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery: Requires UV (Fast Python package and project manager) If uv isn't installed. or Environment Variables The following environment variable is required in your claude desktop config.json. You can obtain an API key from Perplexity - PERPLEXITY API KEY : Your Perplexity AI API key Optional environment variables: - PERPLEXITY MODEL : The Perplexity model to use (defaults to \"sonar\" if not specified) Available models: - sonar-deep-research : 128k contex","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/jsonallen","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/jsonallen/perplexity-mcp/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}