Perplexity MCP Server

Integrates Perplexity AI's search and research capabilities into Claude Code, enabling web-grounded answers, deep research, code review, and more with real-time citations.

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

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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 dependencies2 high

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

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.4GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.4GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

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

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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.

🔐 secretPERPLEXITY_API_KEY— claude mcp add -s user Perplexity -e =YOUR_API_KEY -- node /full/path/to/dist/index.js

configPERPLEXITY_DEFAULT_MODEL— No sonar-pro Default model for text tools

configPERPLEXITY_TIMEOUT— No 60000 API timeout in ms

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commit: 4221feecc5d54ca3ee5b2368aa88221468160d99

code hash: 740bd17cff15a47644c3e3e3e6b4f633a330ea20d298bf5e9572a7b8b82028f1

verified: 6/12/2026, 10:26:47 AM

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