MCP server by Perplexity · vendor-hosted · maintained
Official Perplexity-hosted API MCP server. Search and reason with Perplexity models via OAuth or API key over Streamable HTTP — no local install.
Choose your AI client and copy the config.
Remote MCP — add to claude_desktop_config.json (or Connectors). Clients without native remote support can use the mcp-remote bridge below. Setup guide
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"url": "https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp"
}
}
}stdio bridge (mcp-remote):
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json, then complete OAuth when prompted. Setup guide
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"url": "https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json (HTTP transport). Setup guide
{
"servers": {
"perplexity": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Cascade → MCP servers → Add custom server. Setup guide
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"url": "https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Run in your terminal, then /mcp to authenticate: Setup guide
claude mcp add --transport http perplexity https://api.perplexity.ai/mcpCLI or add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Setup guide
codex mcp add perplexity --url https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp[mcp_servers.perplexity]
url = "https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp"Use the mcp-remote bridge if the client is stdio-only. Setup guide
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp"
]
}
}
}ChatGPT web needs a remote HTTPS MCP URL (Plugins → Add custom MCP server). Setup guide
https://api.perplexity.ai/mcpVendor-hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint (OAuth on first connect):
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