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Perplexity MCP Server

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Perplexity's MCP server for its API Platform, giving agents web search, reasoning and research tools; hosted remote or local.

GitHub stars★ 2,598
LicenseMIT
Last push9d ago
LanguageTypeScript
Named in README as working with
Claude CodeClaude DesktopCursorVS CodeCodexWindsurf

Per its own README, as of Oct 30, 2026. Not verified by hand.

Public-signal score

90
Strong signalsPublic-signal score, 90/100Computed Oct 30, 2026 from public GitHub data. Not a hands-on test.
Maintenance (last push)
30/30
License clarity
15/15
Documentation
20/20
Adoption (stars)
10/20
Client compatibility (README)
15/15
Hands-on agent test: not yet run

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Quick answers

What is Perplexity MCP Server?

Perplexity's MCP server for its API Platform, giving agents web search, reasoning and research tools; hosted remote or local.

Is Perplexity MCP Server open source?

GitHub detects the license as MIT. Check the repository's LICENSE file before relying on that.

Which clients does Perplexity MCP Server work with?

Its README names: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Windsurf. That is not a hands-on compatibility test.

Is Perplexity MCP Server actively maintained?

The last push was 2026-10-21 (9d ago), as of Oct 30, 2026.

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