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.
$ git clone https://github.com/arjunkmrm/perplexity-search && cd perplexity-search && npm install && npm run buildPlease 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.PERPLEXITY_API_KEYrequiredYour Perplexity API key.MCP server for searching Airweave collections with natural language queries.