Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)

by perplexityai·io.github.perplexityai/mcp-server·v0.7.1·2.5k stars

Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API

A94/100grade A

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perplexity_ask
Answer a question using web-grounded AI (Sonar Pro model).
perplexity_reason
Analyze a question using step-by-step reasoning with web grounding (Sonar Reasoning Pro model).
perplexity_research
Conduct deep, multi-source research on a topic (Sonar Deep Research model).
perplexity_search
Search the web and return a ranked list of results with titles, URLs, snippets, and dates.

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan8 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 3 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10

Overall 94/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add mcp-server -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server

Is Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (94/100). Read the Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) safety report
How do I install Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) maintained?: The last commit was 11 days ago (2026-09-25). The latest release is v0.7.1.
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