Perplexity MCP Server
by jaacob
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERPLEXITY_MODEL | No | The Perplexity model to use: sonar-reasoning-pro (most capable with enhanced reasoning), sonar-reasoning (enhanced reasoning), sonar-pro (faster response times), or sonar (default) | sonar |
| PERPLEXITY_API_KEY | Yes | Your Perplexity API key from https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api |
Schema
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search | Search the web using Perplexity AI |