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ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP Server

ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search

Web search tool for AI assistants powered by Perplexity's Sonar Pro API.

What is the ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP server?

The Perplexity Search MCP server enables AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar and Sonar Pro models. It provides a search tool that accepts queries and optional recency filters, returning results with citations.

This MCP server integrates Perplexity's web search capabilities into AI assistants like Claude and Cursor. Use it to give your AI real-time web access for current information, news, and research without building your own search infrastructure.

How to install ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: http

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

Authorization
required
secret
Bearer token for Smithery authentication

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools & capabilities

Tools this server exposes to the agent.

search — Perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar/Sonar-Pro models. Accepts a search query and optional recency filter (month, week, day, hour). Returns search results with citations.

Use cases

Get current news and real-time information for AI-assisted research
Search the web for specific topics with optional time-based filtering
Retrieve cited sources alongside search results for fact-checking
Enable AI agents to answer questions requiring up-to-date web data
Integrate web search into custom AI workflows and applications

ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP server FAQ

What is the Perplexity Search MCP server?

It's an MCP server that gives AI assistants access to Perplexity's Sonar and Sonar Pro web search models, allowing them to perform real-time web searches with optional recency filtering.

Is this free to use?

The server itself is free (MIT licensed), but you need a Perplexity API key and a paid Perplexity subscription to use Sonar Pro.

How do I install this in Cursor or Claude?

Use the remote streamable-http connection: https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp

What authentication is required?

You must provide a valid PERPLEXITY_API_KEY environment variable to authenticate with Perplexity's API.

Can I filter search results by date?

Yes, the search tool supports optional recency filtering by month, week, day, or hour.

Does the search tool provide sources?

Yes, search results include citations for the information returned.

README (reference)

Source of truth, from the repository.

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

ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP Server

What is the ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP server?

How to install ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search

Tools & capabilities

Use cases

ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search MCP server FAQ

Perplexity Search MCP

Features

Tool: search

Configuration

Environment Variables

Response Format

License

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