About
This tool acts as an MCP server that provides web search capabilities to the Claude Desktop application by leveraging the Perplexity.ai API. It allows users to ask Claude questions that require up-to-date information, and Claude will automatically use the Perplexity search tool to find and return relevant results. Users can configure the server with their Perplexity API key and select from different models with varying performance characteristics.
Key Features
- Supports multiple Perplexity.ai models (sonar, sonar-pro, sonar-reasoning, sonar-reasoning-pro)
- Easy installation via Smithery or manual setup
- 2 GitHub stars
- Integrates Perplexity.ai search into Claude Desktop
- Configurable via Claude Desktop config file
- Provides web search capabilities within Claude conversations
Use Cases
- Integrating web search into Claude workflows
- Enabling Claude to answer questions requiring current information
- Allowing Claude to research topics on the web
