perplexity_models
Browse and select from available Perplexity AI models with current descriptions to choose the right model for your task.
Instructions
List available Perplexity models with descriptions (2025 correct models)
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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Implementation Reference
- index.js:760-770 (handler)Handler implementation for the 'perplexity_models' tool. Returns an object containing the available Perplexity models dictionary, a note about the models, and version information.
case "perplexity_models": return { content: [{ type: "object", data: { models: nascoderMCP.models, note: "These are the CORRECT 2025 Perplexity API models. Previous versions had incorrect model names.", version: "2.0.0" } }] }; - index.js:692-700 (registration)Registration of the 'perplexity_models' tool in the TOOLS array. Defines the tool name, description, and empty input schema (no parameters required).
{ name: "perplexity_models", description: "List available Perplexity models with descriptions (2025 correct models)", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {}, required: [] } } - index.js:695-699 (schema)Input schema definition for the 'perplexity_models' tool, specifying an empty object (no input parameters required).
inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {}, required: [] } - index.js:167-181 (helper)Helper data structure defining all available Perplexity models with their descriptions, directly referenced and returned by the tool handler.
this.models = { // Search Models (with web search) 'sonar-pro': 'Advanced search offering with grounding, supporting complex queries and follow-ups (200k context)', 'sonar': 'Lightweight, cost-effective search model with grounding (128k context)', // Research Models (deep analysis) 'sonar-deep-research': 'Expert-level research model conducting exhaustive searches and generating comprehensive reports (128k context)', // Reasoning Models (complex problem solving) 'sonar-reasoning-pro': 'Premier reasoning offering powered by DeepSeek R1 with Chain of Thought (CoT) (128k context)', 'sonar-reasoning': 'Fast, real-time reasoning model designed for quick problem-solving with search (128k context)', // Offline Models (no web search) 'r1-1776': 'A version of DeepSeek R1 post-trained for uncensored, unbiased, and factual information (128k context)' };