Perplexity MCP Server

npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Perplexity's own server exposes the API at four depths: a plain ranked search, a conversational answer grounded in live sources, a long-running research call, and a reasoning mode for analytical questions. Each maps to a different speed and cost preset, so an agent can decide how much to spend on a given question. It runs from npm over stdio, in Docker, or as a self-hosted HTTP server.