Perplexity Agent

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Multi-step web research with citations via Perplexity's Agent API. Standard library only.

Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add io.github.zalez/perplexity-agent-mcp

Requires Python 3.10+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

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Required Environment Variables

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY
Your Perplexity API key. Read at call time and sent only as an Authorization header to api.perplexity.ai; never logged or echoed.

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.zalez/perplexity-agent-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "perplexity-agent-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "",
        "PERPLEXITY_AGENT_WAIT_SECONDS": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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