Perplexity MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERPLEXITY_API_KEY | Yes | Your Perplexity API key from https://www.perplexity.ai/ |
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 |
|---|---|
| perplexity_search_chatA | Ask questions and get AI-powered answers with real-time web search from Perplexity AI. Use this when you need current information, facts, research, news, or any query that benefits from up-to-date web sources. Responses include citations to original sources. Best for: current events, research questions, factual queries, technical documentation lookups, and any information that requires recent or authoritative web 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's purpose is clearly defined as performing AI-powered web searches with citations, leaving no room for confusion or misselection.
The single tool name 'perplexity_search_chat' follows a clear and consistent pattern. Since there is only one tool, naming consistency is inherently perfect with no deviations or mixed conventions to evaluate.
A single tool is too few for most server purposes, as it limits functionality and flexibility. While this tool covers web search comprehensively, the server's scope feels thin, lacking complementary operations like filtering, saving searches, or managing history that would enhance its utility.
The tool provides a robust search function with real-time web access and citations, covering the core need for up-to-date information. However, there are notable gaps: no ability to refine searches, save results, or interact with search history, which are common features in search-oriented interfaces, limiting agent workflows.