Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search

Name: Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search
Author: ai.smithery

by ai.smitherycommunityv1.0.0

This MCP server allows AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's chat completions API with sonar or sonar-pro models.

From the registry: Enable AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar Pro.

GitHub Repository

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
Perplexity API key
Obtain a Perplexity API key
https://perplexity.ai

required

Clone and build

Clone repo and install dependencies

$ git clone https://github.com/arjunkmrm/perplexity-search && cd perplexity-search && npm install && npm run build

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `arjunkmrm-perplexity-search` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Perplexity API key** — Obtain a Perplexity API key (https://perplexity.ai)
- **Clone and build** — Clone repo and install dependencies Run: `git clone https://github.com/arjunkmrm/perplexity-search && cd perplexity-search && npm install && npm run build`

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `node`
- args: ["<path-to-repo>/build/index.js"]
- required environment variables:
  - `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`: Your Perplexity API key (example: `<your-api-key>`)

Note: README does not document a published npm package; assume local clone+build (Smithery listing also available).

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: README does not document a published npm package; assume local clone+build (Smithery listing also available).