Perplexity MCP Server
Officialby Perplexity AI
The official MCP server from Perplexity AI that connects Claude, Cursor, and other AI assistants to Perplexity's Sonar models and real-time web search. Gives AI agents live internet access — real-time search results, conversational Q&A grounded in current web data, deep research reports with citations, and chain-of-thought reasoning. Four tools cover every research need: quick search, conversational ask, deep research with SSE streaming, and analytical reasoning via sonar-reasoning-pro.
searchsearchweb-searchairesearchreasoningperplexitysonarreal-time
Installation
npx @perplexity-ai/mcp-server
Key Features
- ✓Real-time web search with ranked results, titles, URLs, and date metadata
- ✓Conversational AI grounded in live web context using sonar-pro model
- ✓Deep research reports with SSE streaming and source citation tracking
- ✓Advanced chain-of-thought reasoning via sonar-reasoning-pro model
- ✓Dual deployment: local stdio process or long-running HTTP/Express server for Docker
- ✓strip_thinking parameter removes internal reasoning blocks to save context window tokens
Use Cases
- →Ask Claude about current events, model releases, or any topic past its training cutoff
- →Deep-dive technical research on codebases, papers, or tools with primary source citations
- →Competitive analysis with up-to-date feature lists, pricing, and benchmarks
- →Fact-check Claude's answers against live search results rather than parametric memory
- →Route complex analytical questions through sonar-reasoning-pro for chain-of-thought analysis
FAQ
Server Stats
GitHub Stars
2,024
Updated
3/17/2026
NPM Package
@perplexity-ai/mcp-server