MCP Perplexica
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOST | No | Host address for HTTP-based transports | 127.0.0.1 |
| PORT | No | Port for HTTP-based transports | 8000 |
| TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode: stdio (default), sse, or streamable-http | stdio |
| PERPLEXICA_URL | No | The URL of the Perplexica API | http://localhost:3000 |
| DEFAULT_CHAT_MODEL_KEY | Yes | Default chat model key (e.g., anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5) | |
| DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_MODEL_KEY | Yes | Default embedding model key (e.g., openai/text-embedding-3-small) | |
| DEFAULT_CHAT_MODEL_PROVIDER_ID | Yes | Default chat model provider ID | |
| DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_MODEL_PROVIDER_ID | Yes | Default embedding model provider ID |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| searchC | Search the web using Perplexica and get AI-generated responses with sources. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 1 tool
With only one tool, there is no possibility of ambiguity or overlap between tools. The tool 'search' has a single, clearly defined purpose.
A single tool inherently has perfect naming consistency, as there are no other tools to compare it against for patterns or conventions.
One tool is too few for a server named 'MCP Perplexica' that implies web search functionality, as it lacks basic operations like refining searches, managing history, or handling different search modes. This feels thin and incomplete for the domain.
The tool set is severely incomplete for a web search server. It only provides a single search function with no support for advanced features like filtering, pagination, or handling different types of queries, which are essential for effective search workflows.