一款模型上下文协议（MCP）服务器，利用 Perplexity AI 的 API 提供网页搜索功能。可与 Anthropic Claude 桌面客户端配合使用。

示例

你可以用“搜索网络，了解过去一周Anthropic的新动态”这样的提示。

Glama分数

组成部分

提示

服务器提供一个提示词：

• perplexity_search_web：使用Perplexity AI搜索网页
• 搜索查询所需的“query”参数
• 可选的“近期性”参数，用于按时间段过滤结果：
• “一天”：过去24小时
• “周”：最后7天
• “月份”：过去30天（默认）
• “年份”：过去365天
• 使用 Perplexity 的 API 进行网页搜索

工具

服务器实现了一个工具：

• perplexity_search_web：使用Perplexity AI搜索网页
• 将“查询”作为必填字符串参数
• 可选的“最近度”参数用于过滤结果（日/周/月/年）
• 返回 Perplexity API 的搜索结果

安装

通过Smithery安装

通过Smithery自动安装Perplexity MCP for Claude Desktop：

需要 UV（快速 Python 包和项目管理器）

如果没有安装紫外线。

或

环境变量

perplexity-mcp MCP server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search functionality using Perplexity AI’s API. Works with the Anthropic Claude desktop client.

Example

Let’s you use prompts like, “Search the web to find out what’s new at Anthropic in the past week.”

Glama Scores

Components

Prompts

The server provides a single prompt:

• perplexity_search_web: Search the web using Perplexity AI
  • Required “query” argument for the search query
  • Optional “recency” argument to filter results by time period:
    • ‘day’: last 24 hours
    • ‘week’: last 7 days
    • ‘month’: last 30 days (default)
    • ‘year’: last 365 days
  • Uses Perplexity’s API to perform web searches

Tools

The server implements one tool:

• perplexity_search_web: Search the web using Perplexity AI
  • Takes “query” as a required string argument
  • Optional “recency” parameter to filter results (day/week/month/year)
  • Returns search results from Perplexity’s API

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Perplexity MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install perplexity-mcp --client claude

Requires UV (Fast Python package and project manager)

If uv isn’t installed.

# Using Homebrew on macOS
brew install uv

or

# On macOS and Linux.
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# On Windows.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Environment Variables

The following environment variable is required in your claude_desktop_config.json. You can obtain an API key from Perplexity

• PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: Your Perplexity AI API key

Optional environment variables:

• PERPLEXITY_MODEL: The Perplexity model to use (defaults to “sonar” if not specified)

  Available models:

  • sonar-deep-research: 128k context - Enhanced research capabilities
  • sonar-reasoning-pro: 128k context - Advanced reasoning with professional focus
  • sonar-reasoning: 128k context - Enhanced reasoning capabilities
  • sonar-pro: 200k context - Professional grade model
  • sonar: 128k context - Default model
  • r1-1776: 128k context - Alternative architecture

And updated list of models is avaiable (here)[https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/model-cards]

Cursor & Claude Desktop Installation

Add this tool as a mcp server by editing the Cursor/Claude config file.

  "perplexity-mcp": {
    "env": {