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The Perplexity MCP server integrates Perplexity AI's web search API with Claude, enabling Claude to perform real-time web searches through a single tool called `perplexity_search_web`. The tool accepts a required search query and optional recency filters (day, week, month, or year) to retrieve current information from the web, solving the problem of Claude's knowledge cutoff limitations by providing access to up-to-date online content.

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Feb 18, 2026

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perplexity_search_webSearch the web using Perplexity AI

Search the web using Perplexity AI

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perplexity-mcp MCP server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search functionality using Perplexity AI's API. Works with the Anthropic Claude desktop client.

Example

Let's you use prompts like, "Search the web to find out what's new at Anthropic in the past week."

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Prompts

The server provides a single prompt:

  • perplexity_search_web: Search the web using Perplexity AI
    • Required "query" argument for the search query
    • Optional "recency" argument to filter results by time period:
      • 'day': last 24 hours
      • 'week': last 7 days
      • 'month': last 30 days (default)
      • 'year': last 365 days
    • Uses Perplexity's API to perform web searches

Tools

The server implements one tool:


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Repository
github.com/jsonallen/perplexity-mcp
Category
Search & Web Crawling

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