Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search MCP server
online · 100% uptimeEnable AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar Pro.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 85ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenancelast push 248 days ago4/15
- Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
How Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 78/100
- higher than 62% of 3,470 Web search servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
- Response time
- 309 ms
- faster than 50% of 2,238 Web search servers
- GitHub stars
- 10
- more than 85% of 1,786 Web search servers
Install Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http arjunkmrm-perplexity-search https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp
What the publisher says
From the Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Perplexity Search MCP
A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Perplexity's web search with sonar or sonar-pro.
Features
- Provides a search tool for AI assistants to perform web searches
- Uses Perplexity's chat completions API with the sonar/sonar-pro models
Tool: search
The server provides a search tool with the following input parameters:
- query (required): The search query to perform
- searchrecencyfilter (optional): Filter search results by recency (options: month, week, day, hour). If not specified, no time filtering is applied.
Configuration
Environment Variables
- PERPLEXITYAPIKEY: Your Perplexity API key (required)
Response Format
The response from the search tool includes:
- content: The search results content
- citations: Array of citations for the information
License
MIT
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search: common questions
- Is Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (78/100). Read the Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search safety report
- How do I install Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search?
- It runs remotely at server.smithery.ai. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search maintained?
- The last commit was 281 days ago (2026-01-27). The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server), Perplexity API Platform MCP server and Zotero MCP server.
- How does Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 78/100 (higher than 62% of 3,470 Web search servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%); response time 309 ms (faster than 50% of 2,238 Web search servers). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedWidely usedA
- Perplexity API PlatformReal-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedEstablishedA
Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedWidely usedB- TavilyMCP server for advanced web search using Tavilynot reviewedWidely usedA
- SearchMCP server for web search operationsnot reviewedEstablishedA