Perplexity Agent MCP

Perplexity Agent MCP

Enables coding assistants to access Perplexity AI for quick fact-checking and in-depth research. Provides two tools: lookup for fast documentation queries and answer for comprehensive research with recommendations.

Category
Visit Server

README

Perplexity Agent MCP

An opinionated Model Context Protocol server that seamlessly integrates Perplexity AI's Sonar models into AI coding assistants like Claude Code. It provides two specialized, purpose-built tools—lookup for instant fact-checking of API syntax and documentation details, and answer for comprehensive research with actionable recommendations—delivering clean, focused responses without internal reasoning.

Setup

First, install and link the server:

npm install
npm link

Then add it to your Claude config file (~/.claude.json or ~/.config/claude/config.json):

"mcpServers": {
  "perplexity": {
    "command": "perplexity-agent-mcp",
    "env": {
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Code after saving, and you're ready to go.

How it works

The server provides two tools:

  • lookup: Gets quick facts from documentation (like API syntax or config keys)
  • answer: Does deeper research to compare options and make recommendations

Both tools return clean, focused answers without any internal reasoning clutter. The server picks the right AI model for each job—fast for lookups, thorough for research.

Requirements

  • Node.js v24 or newer
  • A Perplexity API key

Recommended Servers

playwright-mcp

playwright-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server that enables LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots without requiring vision models or screenshots.

Official
Featured
TypeScript
Magic Component Platform (MCP)

Magic Component Platform (MCP)

An AI-powered tool that generates modern UI components from natural language descriptions, integrating with popular IDEs to streamline UI development workflow.

Official
Featured
Local
TypeScript
Audiense Insights MCP Server

Audiense Insights MCP Server

Enables interaction with Audiense Insights accounts via the Model Context Protocol, facilitating the extraction and analysis of marketing insights and audience data including demographics, behavior, and influencer engagement.

Official
Featured
Local
TypeScript
VeyraX MCP

VeyraX MCP

Single MCP tool to connect all your favorite tools: Gmail, Calendar and 40 more.

Official
Featured
Local
graphlit-mcp-server

graphlit-mcp-server

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server enables integration between MCP clients and the Graphlit service. Ingest anything from Slack to Gmail to podcast feeds, in addition to web crawling, into a Graphlit project - and then retrieve relevant contents from the MCP client.

Official
Featured
TypeScript
Kagi MCP Server

Kagi MCP Server

An MCP server that integrates Kagi search capabilities with Claude AI, enabling Claude to perform real-time web searches when answering questions that require up-to-date information.

Official
Featured
Python
E2B

E2B

Using MCP to run code via e2b.

Official
Featured
Neon Database

Neon Database

MCP server for interacting with Neon Management API and databases

Official
Featured
Exa Search

Exa Search

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets AI assistants like Claude use the Exa AI Search API for web searches. This setup allows AI models to get real-time web information in a safe and controlled way.

Official
Featured
Qdrant Server

Qdrant Server

This repository is an example of how to create a MCP server for Qdrant, a vector search engine.

Official
Featured