Perplexity Browser MCP server
by xs1128·
io.github.xs1128/perplexity-browser-mcp·v1.4.0Search Perplexity using your browser login. Returns answers, sources, and thread URLs. No API key.
C65/100grade C
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544 downloads/wk
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Perplexity Browser MCP tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-13 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
no findings
- Code scan18 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
- Maintenancerepository not readable: unknown3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Overall 65/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Perplexity Browser MCP compares
Against every graded Scraping and browsing MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 65/100
- higher than 20% of 868 Scraping and browsing servers
- Downloads a week
- 544
- more than 86% of 304 Scraping and browsing servers with a package
Install Perplexity Browser MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y perplexity-browser-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add perplexity-browser-mcp -- npx -y perplexity-browser-mcp
Perplexity Browser MCP: common questions
- Is Perplexity Browser MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (65/100). Read the Perplexity Browser MCP safety report
- How do I install Perplexity Browser MCP?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Perplexity Browser MCP need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 1 setting from the environment.
- Is Perplexity Browser MCP maintained?
- The latest release is v1.4.0.
- What can I use instead of Perplexity Browser MCP?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Unbrowse MCP server, Slack MCP Server and Auth Your Agent MCP server.
- How does Perplexity Browser MCP compare with other Scraping and browsing MCP servers?
- safety score 65/100 (higher than 20% of 868 Scraping and browsing servers); downloads a week 544 (more than 86% of 304 Scraping and browsing servers with a package). Full comparison.
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