Is the arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP server free to use?

Yes. arjunkmrm-perplexity-search is listed on AllMCPs as a free, open Model Context Protocol server you can install into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Is the arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP server free to use?

Yes. arjunkmrm-perplexity-search is listed on AllMCPs as a free, open Model Context Protocol server you can install into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search

Enable AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar Pro.

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Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

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claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https://smithery.ai/badge/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search)](https://smithery.ai/server/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (2)Self-reported

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search.

query

Callable MCP tool function

search_recency_filter

Callable MCP tool function

Documentation Overview

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
search_recency_filter (optional): Filter search results by recency (options: month, week, day, hour). If not specified, no time filtering is applied.

Configuration

Environment Variables

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: 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

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Frequently Asked Questions about Arjunkmrm Perplexity Search

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search"] } }

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{ "mcpServers": { "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "https://smithery.ai/badge/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search)](https://smithery.ai/server/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search" ] } } }