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Not the official Perplexity MCP server. This one is built by the community. Perplexity makes its own: Perplexity MCP Server →

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Works in
12
apps
Version
0.12.1
last commit Oct 2026

MCP server exposing Perplexity AI search, research, and reasoning tools

Works in

12 should work

Tap an app to see how to set it up and any known problems.

Install perplexity-web-api MCP

Claude Code

  1. 1

    Copy this prompt.

    Add the perplexity-web-api MCP server to Claude Code. Run this command:

claude mcp add perplexity-web-api -- npx -y @shortygeorge/perplexity-web-api-mcp

Then check that it loaded and tell me if I need to sign in or restart.
  2. 2

    Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

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Tools

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Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Publisher
Community
Package
@shortygeorge/perplexity-web-api-mcp
Registry
npm
Version
0.12.1
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 17, 2026
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