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Perplexica MCP Server

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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
PERPLEXICA_BASE_URLNoBase URL of Perplexica instance (default: http://localhost:3000)
PERPLEXICA_CUSTOM_OPENAI_KEYNoOptional OpenAI API key for enhanced search capabilities
PERPLEXICA_OPTIMIZATION_MODENoOptimization mode (e.g., balanced)
PERPLEXICA_DEFAULT_CHAT_MODELNoDefault chat model (e.g., gpt-4.1)
PERPLEXICA_DEFAULT_CHAT_PROVIDERNoDefault chat provider (e.g., custom_openai)
PERPLEXICA_CUSTOM_OPENAI_BASE_URLNoBase URL for custom OpenAI API
PERPLEXICA_DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_MODELNoDefault embedding model (e.g., xenova-bge-small-en-v1.5)
PERPLEXICA_DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_PROVIDERNoDefault embedding provider (e.g., transformers)

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

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

CapabilityDetails
tools
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prompts
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resources
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experimental
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Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
search_webB

Search the web using Perplexica's AI-powered search engine.

Args: query: The search query or question chat_provider: Chat model provider (optional, uses env config if not provided) chat_model: Specific chat model to use (optional, uses env config if not provided) embedding_provider: Embedding model provider (optional, uses env config if not provided) embedding_model: Specific embedding model to use (optional, uses env config if not provided) optimization_mode: Speed vs quality tradeoff (optional, uses env config if not provided) output_format: Output format - "formatted" for human-readable text or "json" for raw JSON

Returns: Formatted text with AI response and sources, or JSON if output_format="json"

search_academicC

Search academic sources using Perplexica's academic search mode.

Args: query: The academic search query chat_provider: Chat model provider (optional, uses env config if not provided) chat_model: Specific chat model to use (optional, uses env config if not provided) embedding_provider: Embedding model provider (optional, uses env config if not provided) embedding_model: Specific embedding model to use (optional, uses env config if not provided) optimization_mode: Speed vs quality tradeoff (optional, uses env config if not provided) output_format: Output format - "formatted" for human-readable text or "json" for raw JSON

Returns: Formatted text with AI response and sources, or JSON if output_format="json"

search_youtubeB

Search YouTube videos using Perplexica.

Args: query: The YouTube search query chat_provider: Chat model provider (optional, uses env config if not provided) chat_model: Specific chat model to use (optional, uses env config if not provided) optimization_mode: Speed vs quality tradeoff (optional, uses env config if not provided) output_format: Output format - "formatted" for human-readable text or "json" for raw JSON

Returns: Formatted text with AI response and sources, or JSON if output_format="json"

search_redditB

Search Reddit discussions using Perplexica.

Args: query: The Reddit search query chat_provider: Chat model provider (optional, uses env config if not provided) chat_model: Specific chat model to use (optional, uses env config if not provided) optimization_mode: Speed vs quality tradeoff (optional, uses env config if not provided) output_format: Output format - "formatted" for human-readable text or "json" for raw JSON

Returns: Formatted text with AI response and sources, or JSON if output_format="json"

writing_assistantC

Use Perplexica's writing assistant mode for writing help and research.

Args: query: The writing-related query or request chat_provider: Chat model provider (optional, uses env config if not provided) chat_model: Specific chat model to use (optional, uses env config if not provided) optimization_mode: Speed vs quality tradeoff (optional, uses env config if not provided) output_format: Output format - "formatted" for human-readable text or "json" for raw JSON

Returns: Formatted text with AI response and sources, or JSON if output_format="json"

get_available_modelsA

Get available chat and embedding models from Perplexica.

Returns: JSON string containing available models

health_checkA

Check if Perplexica API is healthy and accessible.

Returns: JSON string with health status

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription
get_configGet current Perplexica configuration.
get_statusGet Perplexica service status.

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