Perplexity API Platform

Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API

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Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API

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What this server can do and what it asks for, from its tool list and install config. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

Tools: 4 read · 0 write · 0 deleteRead-only
Secrets: None asked for
Install scripts: None found
Runs as: Node.js package

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perplexity_ask
perplexity_reason
perplexity_research
perplexity_search

Tools (4)

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perplexity_askAsk Perplexityread-only
Answer a question using web-grounded AI (Perplexity Agent API, fast preset). Best for: quick factual questions, summaries, explanations, and general Q&A. Returns a text response with numbered citations. Fastest and cheapest option. Supports filtering by recency (hour/day/week/month/year), domain restrictions, and search context size. For in-depth multi-source research, use perplexity_research instead. For step-by-step reasoning and analysis, use perplexity_reason instead.
perplexity_reasonAdvanced Reasoningread-only
Analyze a question using step-by-step reasoning with web grounding (Perplexity Agent API, medium preset). Best for: math, logic, comparisons, complex arguments, and tasks requiring chain-of-thought. Returns a reasoned response with numbered citations. Supports filtering by recency (hour/day/week/month/year), domain restrictions, and search context size. For quick factual questions, use perplexity_ask instead. For comprehensive multi-source research, use perplexity_research instead.
perplexity_researchDeep Researchread-only
Conduct deep, multi-source research on a topic (Perplexity Agent API, high preset). Best for: literature reviews, comprehensive overviews, investigative queries needing many sources. Returns a detailed response with numbered citations. Significantly slower than other tools (can take minutes). For quick factual questions, use perplexity_ask instead. For logical analysis and reasoning, use perplexity_reason instead.
perplexity_searchSearch the Webread-only
Search the web and return a ranked list of results with titles, URLs, snippets, and dates. Best for: finding specific URLs, checking recent news, verifying facts, discovering sources. Returns formatted results (title, URL, snippet, date) with no AI synthesis. Supports recency filters and domain restrictions. For AI-generated answers with citations, use perplexity_ask instead.

Signals

Last release: Aug 27, 2026 (2 months ago)

Details

Registry name: ai.perplexity/mcp-server
Version: 1.2.1
Auth: No auth
Packages: npm @perplexity-ai/mcp-server
License: License unknown
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: Official MCP Registry

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Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
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Perplexity API Platform MCP server. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/connectors/perplexity-ai-mcp-server (last updated 2026-10-24)