How do I install perplexity-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/RossH121/perplexity-mcp

What does perplexity-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches github and perplexity. The credentials we found in its source are PERPLEXITY_API_KEY.

Is perplexity-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-05-31.

What licence does perplexity-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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perplexity-mcp

perplexity-mcp is an MCP server, listed under version control. It reaches github and perplexity. It needs PERPLEXITY_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

This server implements a Perplexity MCP with added tools for domain filtering, search recency, and model routing.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. perplexity-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read perplexity-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

github, perplexity

Credential

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY

What it connects to

Wraps

Perplexity

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A Perplexity MCP server based on https://github.com/jaacob/perplexity-mcp which includes additional tools supporting domain filtering, search recency and model routing

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

perplexity-mcp compared with similar servers

perplexity-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
perplexity-mcp (this page)	github, perplexity	PERPLEXITY_API_KEY	4	2026-05-31	MIT
mcp-proxy	github(1 shared)	API_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN	2,805	2026-10-14	MIT
cve-mcp-server	abuseipdb, github, greynoise, nvd, shodan, urlscan, virustotal, vulncheck(1 shared)	ABUSEIPDB_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, GREYNOISE_API_KEY, NVD_API_KEY, SHODAN_KEY, URLSCAN_KEY, VIRUSTOTAL_KEY, VULNCHECK_TOKEN	1,633	2026-10-01	Apache-2.0
idea-reality-mcp	github(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	828	2026-09-18	MIT
MarkuprPlus	github(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	80	2026-10-18	MIT
mcp-bridge-api	github, slack(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN, SLACK_BOT_TOKEN	69	2026-09-18	NOASSERTION

Ranked by services in common with perplexity-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about perplexity-mcp

What does perplexity-mcp do?: This server implements a Perplexity MCP with added tools for domain filtering, search recency, and model routing.
How do I install perplexity-mcp?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/RossH121/perplexity-mcp
What does perplexity-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches github and perplexity. The credentials we found in its source are PERPLEXITY_API_KEY.
Is perplexity-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-05-31.
What licence does perplexity-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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