MCP Perplexity Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for the Perplexity API.

Features

Supports both Ask and Search modes
Simple configuration via environment variables
Direct integration with MCP clients

Installation

You can use this server directly from GitHub in your MCP configuration:

{
  "perplexity-ask": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "github:lostmind008/mcp-perplexity-server"
    ],
    "env": {
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
      "MCP_SERVER_PORT": "3000",
      "MCP_MODE": "ask"
    }
  },
  "perplexity-search": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "github:lostmind008/mcp-perplexity-server"
    ],
    "env": {
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
      "MCP_SERVER_PORT": "3001",
      "MCP_MODE": "search"
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: Your Perplexity API key (required)
MCP_SERVER_PORT: Port for the MCP server (default: 3000)
MCP_MODE: Server mode - 'ask' or 'search' (default: 'ask')

Usage

Once configured, you can use this server with any MCP client by specifying the appropriate server name:

perplexity-ask "What is the capital of France?"
perplexity-search "Best programming languages 2025"

License

MIT