Perplexity Agent MCP Server: Tools, Setup for Claude Code, Cursor & More
Not the official Perplexity MCP server. This one is built by the community. Perplexity makes its own: Perplexity MCP Server →
Multi-step web research with citations via Perplexity's Agent API. Standard library only.
Works in
12 should work
Tap an app to see how to set it up and any known problems.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Client does not support this transport.
Client does not support this transport.
Install Perplexity Agent MCP
Claude Code
- 1
Copy this prompt.
Add the Perplexity Agent MCP server to Claude Code. Run this command: claude mcp add perplexity-agent -e PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=<PERPLEXITY_API_KEY> -- uvx perplexity-agent-mcp Ask me for PERPLEXITY_API_KEY and only put the values in that config, nowhere else. Then check that it loaded and tell me if I need to sign in or restart.
- 2
Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.
Requires uv (Python).
Built from the package data we hold. Not yet tested by us.
Tools
We don't list Perplexity Agent MCP's tools here yet. After you connect it, ask your assistant "What can you do with Perplexity Agent MCP?" to see them.
Information
updated Nov 2, 2026
- Publisher
- Community
- Package
perplexity-agent-mcp- Registry
- PyPI
- Transport
- stdio
- Version
- 0.4.0
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Last commit
- Oct 29, 2026
- Open issues
- 2
- Listed in
- Official MCP registry
