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Perplexity MCP Server

by wynandw87

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
PERPLEXITY_API_KEYYesPerplexity API key
PERPLEXITY_TIMEOUTNoAPI timeout in ms60000
PERPLEXITY_DEFAULT_MODELNoDefault model for text toolssonar-pro

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
tools
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
askA

Ask Perplexity a question with real-time web-grounded answers and citations. Trigger: 'use perplexity', 'ask perplexity', or 'perplexity:' followed by a question.

search_webB

Search the web using Perplexity with real-time results, domain filtering, recency filtering, and detailed citations. Best-in-class AI search. Trigger: 'perplexity search', 'perplexity web search', or 'search with perplexity'.

deep_researchA

Conduct deep, exhaustive research on a topic using Perplexity's sonar-deep-research model. Best for comprehensive analysis, literature reviews, and multi-source synthesis. May take longer. Trigger: 'perplexity research', 'perplexity deep research', or 'deep research with perplexity'.

search_with_reasoningA

Search the web with step-by-step reasoning using Perplexity's sonar-reasoning-pro model. Best for complex questions requiring multi-step analysis with live web data. Trigger: 'perplexity reason', 'perplexity think', or 'reason with perplexity'.

searchA

Get raw ranked search results from Perplexity's search index. Returns structured results with titles, URLs, and snippets. Best for getting a list of sources without AI synthesis. Trigger: 'perplexity raw search', 'perplexity search results'.

code_reviewB

Have Perplexity review code with web-grounded best practices and current documentation. Trigger: 'perplexity review', 'perplexity code review', or 'have perplexity review'.

brainstormB

Brainstorm solutions with Perplexity, informed by real-time web data and current trends. Trigger: 'perplexity brainstorm', 'brainstorm with perplexity', or 'perplexity ideas'.

explainB

Clear explanations of concepts, code, or technical topics using Perplexity with web-grounded accuracy. Trigger: 'perplexity explain'.

upload_fileA

Upload a document for Perplexity to analyze. Supports text files (txt, md, py, js, ts, csv, json, etc.) and images (png, jpg, gif, webp). Trigger: 'perplexity upload file', 'upload to perplexity'.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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