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Perplexity Ask MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol Server connector for Perplexity API, to enable web search without leaving the MCP ecosystem.

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 critical, 6 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
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You'll be asked for 1 credential: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies1 critical6 high5 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

criticalvitest@4.0.5GHSA-5xrq-8626-4rwp

When Vitest UI server is listening, arbitrary file can be read and executed

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.21.1GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.21.1GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.21.1GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

highundici@6.20.0GHSA-f269-vfmq-vjvj

Undici: Malicious WebSocket 64-bit length overflows parser and crashes the client

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// required environment variables
This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.
configALLOWED_ORIGINS— CORS origins (comma-separated)
configBIND_ADDRESS— Network interface to bind to 0.0.0.0
configHTTPS_PROXY— If you'd rather use the standard variables, we support and HTTP_PROXY.
configHTTP_PROXY— If you'd rather use the standard variables, we support HTTPS_PROXY and .
🔐 secretPERPLEXITY_API_KEY— claude mcp add perplexity --env ="your_key_here" -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server
configPERPLEXITY_BASE_URL— 4. (Optional) Set custom base URL: =https://your-custom-url.com (default: https://api.perplexity.ai)
configPERPLEXITY_LOG_LEVEL— 5. (Optional) Set log level: =DEBUGINFOWARNERROR (default: ERROR)
configPERPLEXITY_PROXY— The easiest and most reliable way for Perplexity MCP is to use . For example:
configPERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT_MS— 3. (Optional) Set timeout: =600000 (default: 5 minutes)
configPORT— HTTP server port 8080
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verified: 6/16/2026, 12:27:33 PM
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