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com.mcparmory/perplexity

Search the web and generate AI responses with real-time information via Perplexity API

What is the com.mcparmory/perplexity MCP server?

The Perplexity MCP server connects Claude and other AI agents to Perplexity AI's web search and response generation capabilities. It enables real-time web searches, AI-powered answers, and embedding generation through a standardized MCP interface.

This server exposes Perplexity AI's search and generation APIs as MCP tools, allowing your AI agent to perform web searches, get AI-synthesized answers with current information, and create embeddings. Use it when you need real-time web data, current events, or up-to-date information that your base model doesn't have.

How to install com.mcparmory/perplexity

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcparmory-perplexity"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools & capabilities

Tools this server exposes to the agent.

  • Web Search — Search the web and retrieve real-time information
  • Generate AI Responses — Generate AI-powered responses using Perplexity's models
  • Create Embeddings — Generate embeddings from text using Perplexity's embedding models

Use cases

  • Search the web for current events, news, or real-time data within Claude conversations
  • Get AI-synthesized answers that combine web search with reasoning
  • Generate embeddings for semantic search and similarity matching
  • Augment Claude's knowledge with real-time information beyond its training cutoff
  • Build applications that need current information without manual web browsing

com.mcparmory/perplexity MCP server FAQ

What is the Perplexity MCP server?

It's an MCP server that integrates Perplexity AI's web search, response generation, and embedding APIs into Claude and other AI agents, enabling real-time information retrieval and AI-powered synthesis.

Is it free to use?

The server itself is free and open-source (MIT License), but using Perplexity's APIs requires a Perplexity API key and is subject to Perplexity's pricing and terms of service.

How do I install it in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Install via pip (`pip install mcparmory-perplexity`) or uvx (`uvx mcparmory-perplexity`), then add it to your MCP client config with your Perplexity API credentials.

What authentication is required?

You need a Perplexity API key, which you can obtain from Perplexity's developer platform.

Can I use it offline?

No, this server requires an active internet connection and valid Perplexity API credentials to function, as it queries Perplexity's live APIs.

What Python version is required?

Python 3.11 or higher is required to run this server.

README (reference)

Source of truth, from the repository.

<p align="center"> <img src="https://wjxawmrpsfuivlicnepc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/newsletter/logo-armory-no-background.png" alt="MCP Armory" height="64"> </p> <h1 align="center">MCP Armory Registry</h1> <p align="center"> Production-ready MCP servers for popular APIs, generated by <a href="https://mcpblacksmith.com">MCP Blacksmith</a>. </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/mcparmory/registry/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mcparmory/registry?style=flat&color=gold" alt="GitHub Stars"></a> <a href="https://github.com/mcparmory/registry/blob/main/servers/github/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue" alt="License"></a> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/servers-79-8A2BE2" alt="Servers"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11+-3776AB?logo=python&logoColor=white" alt="Python 3.11+"> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="#servers">Servers</a> &middot; <a href="#install--usage">Install & Usage</a> &middot; <a href="#features">Features</a> &middot; <a href="#how-servers-are-generated">How it works</a> &middot; <a href="#license">License</a> </p>

MCP servers that connect AI agents to real-world APIs. Each server is a standalone Python package — generated from the upstream OpenAPI spec using MCP Blacksmith and tested against the live API before release. Hosted on MCP Armory or run independently.

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Servers

🧠 AI & Machine Learning   ElevenLabs · Linkup · Parallel · Perplexity AI · Ragie · Replicate

📊 Analytics   Ahrefs · Datadog · Google Analytics · Google Search Console · Linkly · Mixpanel · PostHog

⛓️ Blockchain & Crypto   Alchemy NFT

💼 CRM & Sales   Apollo

💬 Communication   Atlassian Confluence · Google Gmail · MailerSend · Mailtrap · Postmark · Resend · Slack

🗄️ Data & Databases   Enigma · Pinecone

🛠️ Developer Tools   AgentQL · Apify · Bitbucket · Bright Data · Browserbase · BuiltWith · Canvas · CircleCI · Codacy · Contentful Management · ConvertAPI · E2B · Firecrawl · GitHub · GitLab · LaunchDarkly · Postman · Scrapingant · Semrush AppCenter · Sentry

📄 Documents & Printing   PDF.co

🛒 E-commerce   Shopify Admin

💰 Finance   Alpha Vantage · Polygon · Ramp

👥 HR & Recruiting   BambooHR

☁️ Infrastructure   Globalping · Grafana · PagerDuty · Rootly · Runpod

⚖️ Legal & Compliance   NetLicensing

🗺️ Maps & Location   Google Maps Platform · IP2Location.io IP Geolocation · OpenCage Geocoding

📣 Marketing   Customer.io Journeys Track · Klaviyo

🎬 Media & Entertainment   Canva · Perigon

✅ Productivity   Airtable · Asana · Atlassian Jira · ClickUp · Figma · Google Sheets · Miro · Notion · Outline · Shortcut

🔍 Search   Algolia Search · Google Search

📦 Storage   Box · Files.com · Google Drive

📌 Other   Close

More servers are being added continuously.

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Install & Usage

Every server is a standalone PyPI package (mcparmory-<server-name>). Each server's own README.md has full credential setup and configuration instructions.

# With uvx (no install needed)
uvx mcparmory-github

# With pip
pip install mcparmory-github
mcparmory-github

MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Claude Code):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcparmory-github"],
      "env": {
        "BEARER_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Features

Every server in this registry provides:

  • Full API coverage — all endpoints from the OpenAPI spec are exposed as MCP tools
  • Authentication — API key, Bearer token, Basic auth, OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect, and mutual TLS
  • Multi-auth — servers that support multiple auth methods let you configure whichever you prefer
  • Pydantic validation — request parameters are validated before sending to the API
  • Resilience — configurable retries with exponential backoff, connection pooling, and timeouts
  • Response sanitization — optional redaction of sensitive fields from API responses

How servers are generated

Servers are generated by MCP Blacksmith, an automated pipeline that:

  1. Parses an OpenAPI specification
  2. Transforms operations through LLM-driven passes (naming, parameter filtering, enhancement, classification)
  3. Generates a complete MCP server with auth, models, validation, and configuration
  4. Tests every tool against the live API using an autonomous agent
  5. Deploys passing servers to this registry

The generator targets Python 3.11+ and uses FastMCP as the MCP framework.

Contributing

Servers are auto-generated — don't edit server code directly. If you find an issue, open a GitHub Issue describing:

  • Broken or deprecated endpoints
  • Missing or incorrect parameters
  • Authentication problems
  • Incorrect request/response models

We'll re-generate the affected server with the fix. To request a new server, open an issue with a link to the API's OpenAPI spec or documentation.

License

Each generated server is released under the MIT License. The underlying APIs have their own terms of service — see individual server READMEs for details.


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