Perplexity MCP Server
Perplexity search, cited answers, deep research and reasoning inside Claude.
Officialby PerplexityHosted or on your computerChecked October 18, 2026
Perplexity's official server brings its API platform into Claude, from ranked search results to cited answers, long research reports and step-by-step reasoning. It is offered as a hosted endpoint you sign in to or as a local npm package, and tool calls are billed at standard Perplexity API rates.
Who it is for
- Analysts who need cited answers
- Writers and students doing background research
- Teams that already use the Perplexity API
Prompts to try
Once it is connected, ask in plain words. Claude decides when to use the server and asks before it changes anything important.
Use Perplexity to research the current state of solid-state batteries and give me a cited summary.Ask Perplexity what changed in the latest iOS release and list its sources.Search for news from the past week about our main competitor.How to connect it
In Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http perplexity https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp
In the Claude desktop app
Customize > Connectors > + Add > Add custom connector, URL: https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp
Hosted address: https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp
Good to know
Run /mcp in Claude Code to sign in and choose the API organization to bill, or add --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY".
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How we checked it
Checked the GitHub repo (MIT, last commit 2026-10-17), Perplexity's MCP docs, the @perplexity-ai/mcp-server npm package and the registry entry ai.perplexity/mcp-server; the hosted endpoint returns a 401 with OAuth metadata.
Source: docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/integrations/mcp-server