Perplexity MCP Server Configuration & Usage Guide

Supported Clients

• Claude Desktop
• Cursor
• VS Code / Cline

Installation Command

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-perplexity

Configuration Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-perplexity"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variable required：PERPLEXITY_API_KEY。Do not commit these values to public repositories.

Permission Scope & Security Notes

只进行搜索查询并返回结果，不修改任何数据

• network-access
• credential-required

Risk Score：2/10

Common Errors

API Key 无效

在 perplexity.ai 的 API 设置中生成 Key

模型不可用

确认 API Key 有对应模型的访问权限

Sources

• Official Documentation / Repository

Recently Verified：2026-05-18。Client versions and configuration formats may change. Please refer to official documentation before use.

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