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perplexity

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Used by 11 plugins

Installs perplexity, the highest-starred plugin that provides this server

Install
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Run in your terminal
$
npx claudepluginhub perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol --plugin perplexity
Add to Your Project

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "${PERPLEXITY_API_KEY}",
        "PERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT_MS": "${PERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT_MS:-600000}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace placeholder values for: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY

Security Considerations
Requires secrets

This MCP server needs API keys or credentials. Configure them in your environment before use.

Command
npx
Access Level
write
Arguments
-y@perplexity-ai/mcp-server
Environment Variables
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=${PERPLEXITY_API_KEY}
PERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT_MS=${PERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT_MS:-600000}
Required Secrets
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY