Here's How You Can Get Perplexity to Do System Tasks on Mac Devices

Source:Gadgets360.com

Article Summary

Perplexity AI launched a new macOS native app, significantly enhancing its capabilities on Mac by integrating with Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP).

  • The app leverages MCP to access and understand local system context, including files, folders, and running applications.
  • This integration allows Perplexity to perform system-level tasks like summarizing local documents, analyzing images, and interacting with browser content.
  • Users can grant specific permissions for file and application access, ensuring privacy and control.
  • The MCP integration represents a major step towards making AI assistants more powerful and context-aware on desktop environments.