# Perplexity Deep Research MCP
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-deep-research)
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Perplexity AI API with web search capabilities. This server allows AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's chat completions API with the sonar-deep-research model.
## Features
- Provides a `deep_research` tool for AI assistants to perform web searches
- Uses Perplexity's chat completions API with the sonar-deep-research model
## Tool: deep_research
The server provides a `deep_research` tool with the following input parameters:
- `query` (required): The search query to perform
- `search_recency_filter` (optional): Filter search results by recency (options: month, week, day, hour)
## Configuration
### Environment Variables
- `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`: Your Perplexity API key (required)
## Response Format
The response from the `deep_research` tool includes:
- Content of search results
- Citations for the information
## Installing via Smithery
To install perplexity-deep-research for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-deep-research):
```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @arjunkmrm/perplexity-deep-research --client claude
```
## License
MIT