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Perplexity

Createdjsonallen

Enables web searches within MCP-compatible applications using the Perplexity AI API.

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About

Perplexity is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows users to integrate Perplexity AI's powerful web search capabilities directly into applications like Anthropic's Claude desktop client and Cursor. By leveraging the Perplexity AI API, users can execute web searches with specific queries and recency filters directly from within their AI workflows, enhancing the contextual awareness and real-time information access of these tools.

Key Features

  • Integrates Perplexity AI web search into MCP-compatible clients.
  • Offers multiple Perplexity AI models for varied research and reasoning needs.
  • Installs easily via Smithery or manual configuration.
  • 90 GitHub stars
  • Supports specifying a search query and recency filters.
  • Provides a single prompt and tool for web search functionality.

Use Cases

  • Searching the web for recent news and information within AI workflows.
  • Integrating web search capabilities into Claude Desktop and Cursor IDE.
  • Enhancing the context and knowledge base of AI models with real-time web data.