The Perplexity API Platform MCP server provides AI assistants with real-time web search, reasoning, and research capabilities through four main tools: `perplexity_search` for direct web searches, `perplexity_ask` for conversational AI with search, `perplexity_research` for deep analysis using the sonar-deep-research model, and `perplexity_reason` for advanced problem-solving. The server solves the problem of integrating current web information and sophisticated reasoning into AI workflows by connecting Claude and other AI assistants to Perplexity's Sonar models and Search API. Configuration requires a Perplexity API key and supports optional parameters like custom timeouts, base URLs, and response formatting to optimize token usage.
claude mcp add --transport stdio perplexityai-modelcontextprotocol uvx modelcontextprotocol