perplexity_ask

MCP tool from Perplexity MCP by teoobarca

> AI-powered answer engine for tech questions, documentation lookups, and how-to guides.

How to use it

perplexity_ask is exposed by the Perplexity MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the perplexity_ask tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Perplexity MCP

$claude mcp add perplexity -s user -- uv --directory /path/to/perplexity-mcp run perplexity-mcp

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