Connects Claude to Perplexity's search API for real-time web queries and research capabilities. You get access to Perplexity's reasoning models and search infrastructure without building your own web crawling or indexing. Reach for this when you need Claude to pull in current information, verify facts against live sources, or conduct research that goes beyond its training data. The stdio transport makes it straightforward to drop into your local Claude Desktop setup. Useful for building assistants that need to stay current with news, documentation, or any rapidly changing information where static knowledge falls short.
claude mcp add --transport stdio ai.perplexity-mcp-server -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server