Are there any known limitations?

Yes, clients like Claude Desktop may timeout if Perplexity responses take too long due to lack of long-running operation support.

How do I configure this server for Claude Desktop?

Add the server configuration with command 'uvx' and args ['mcp-server-perplexity'], and set the PERPLEXITY_API_KEY environment variable.

Does this server support progress reporting or long-running operations?

Currently no, but updates will be made if clients implement such features.

MCP Server Perplexity

perplexitychatapicitations

MCP server providing chat completions with citations via the Perplexity API.

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tanigami-mcp-server-perplexity": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-perplexity"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Overview

This MCP server enables interaction with the Perplexity API to request chat completions that include citations. It is suitable for AI agents or clients needing sourced answers from Perplexity. Note that clients like Claude Desktop may timeout if Perplexity's response is slow, as long-running operation support is currently limited.

Use cases

Request chat completions with citations from Perplexity

Integrate Perplexity-sourced answers into AI workflows

Enhance AI agents with citation-backed responses

Key features

Chat completion requests to Perplexity API

Returns answers with citations

Environment variable configuration for API key

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Extracted Tool Capabilities

Chat completion requests to Perplexity API

Returns answers with citations

Environment variable configuration for API key

Documentation Overview

Perplexity MCP Server

MCP Server for the Perplexity API.

:warning: Limitations:

The Claude Desktop client may timeout if Perplexity processing takes too long

This issue might be resolved if Claude Desktop implements support for long running operations and progress reporting in the future

Implementation updates to handle these features will be made if they become available

Components

Tools

ask_perplexity: Request chat completion with citations from Perplexity

Quickstart

Install

Claude Desktop

On macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Code

"mcpServers": {
  "Perplexity": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "mcp-server-perplexity"
    ],
    "env": {
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-perplexity-api-key"
    }
  }
}

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Overview

Use cases

Request chat completions with citations from Perplexity

Integrate Perplexity-sourced answers into AI workflows

Enhance AI agents with citation-backed responses

Key features

Chat completion requests to Perplexity API

Returns answers with citations

Environment variable configuration for API key

Documentation Overview

Perplexity MCP Server

MCP Server for the Perplexity API.

:warning: Limitations:

The Claude Desktop client may timeout if Perplexity processing takes too long

This issue might be resolved if Claude Desktop implements support for long running operations and progress reporting in the future

Implementation updates to handle these features will be made if they become available

Components

Tools

ask_perplexity: Request chat completion with citations from Perplexity

Quickstart

Install

Claude Desktop

On macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Code

"mcpServers": {
  "Perplexity": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "mcp-server-perplexity"
    ],
    "env": {
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-perplexity-api-key"
    }
  }
}