{"repo":"perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol","clone":"git clone https://github.com/perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol.git","description":"The official MCP server implementation for the Perplexity API Platform","language":"TypeScript","stars":2446,"topics":[],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"Perplexity API Platform MCP Server       The official MCP server implementation for the Perplexity API Platform, providing AI assistants with real-time web search, reasoning, and research capabilities through the Agent API and the Search API. Remote MCP Server The remote MCP server is hosted by Perplexity and is the easiest way to get started: same tools, nothing to install or update. The Cursor and VS Code buttons at the top of this page connect to it with one click. If your MCP client does not support remote servers yet, skip to the local server setup below. Connect over Streamable HTTP with your Perplexity API key: For Claude Code: See the MCP integration docs for manual Cursor/VS Code configuration, usage from the Anthropic API, and setup for other clients. Local MCP Server Get Your API Key 1. Get your Perplexity API Key from the API Portal 2. Replace your key here in the configurations below with your API key 3. (Optional) Set timeout: PERPLEXITY TIMEOUT MS=600000 (default: 5 minutes) 4. (Optional) Set custom base URL: PERPLEXITY BASE URL=https://your-custom-url.com (default: https://api.perplexity.ai) 5. (Optional) Set log level: PERPLEXITY LOG LEVEL=DEBUG INFO WARN ERROR (default: ERROR) Claude Code Or install via plugin: Codex Agent Plugins This repository is packaged as an Agent Plugin, so clients that support the standard can install it directly from this repository. The Agent Plugins format does not carry secrets, so set the PERPLEXITY API KEY enviro","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/perplexityai","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol/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."}