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Published from the GitHub organization perplexityai, whose domain GitHub verified.

as of Oct 4, 2026

Commands and config follow each client’s own MCP docs. Some servers also need an API key or environment variables; see the server’s documentation.

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

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

Cursor mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

By transport: whether the client’s docs list a transport this server offers. It doesn’t cover sign-in or other requirements.

Official MCP Registry registry.modelcontextprotocol.io · checked Sep 28, 2026
GitHub organization perplexityai (verified domain) github.com · checked Sep 28, 2026

This data comes from the Official MCP Registry.