Is Perplexity Search free?

Yes, Perplexity Search is free to use.

How do I install Perplexity Search?

Perplexity Search supports both local and remote installation. For local use, install it via the provided package manager and add the configuration to your AI app. For remote access, add the server URL to your MCP configuration.

What AI apps work with Perplexity Search?

Perplexity Search uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Perplexity Search MCP Server

by Arjunkmrm

Search & WebLow Risk10.0MCP RegistryLocalRemote

Free

Server data from the Official MCP Registry

Enable AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar Pro.

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Enable AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar Pro.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp

Security Report

10.0

Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (2 strong, 2 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: trusted author (31/31 approved).

1 tool verified · Open access · No issues found

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

Perplexity Search MCP

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Perplexity's web search with sonar or sonar-pro.

Features

Provides a search tool for AI assistants to perform web searches
Uses Perplexity's chat completions API with the sonar/sonar-pro models

Tool: search

The server provides a search tool with the following input parameters:

query (required): The search query to perform
search_recency_filter (optional): Filter search results by recency (options: month, week, day, hour). If not specified, no time filtering is applied.

Configuration

Environment Variables

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: Your Perplexity API key (required)

Response Format

The response from the search tool includes:

content: The search results content
citations: Array of citations for the information

License

MIT

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