perplexity_ask

MCP tool from Modelcontextprotocol by perplexityai

General-purpose conversational AI with real-time web search, backed by the Agent API fast preset. Great for quick questions and everyday searches.

How to use it

Project documentation lists perplexity_ask for the Modelcontextprotocol MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Modelcontextprotocol

$claude mcp add --transport http perplexity https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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