Name: arjunkmrm perplexity search
Author: arjunkmrm

What can you do with arjunkmrm perplexity search?

Perplexity Search MCP

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Perplexity's web search with sonar or sonar-pro.

Features

Provides a search tool for AI assistants to perform web searches
Uses Perplexity's chat completions API with the sonar/sonar-pro models

Tool: search

The server provides a search tool with the following input parameters:

query (required): The search query to perform
search_recency_filter (optional): Filter search results by recency (options: month, week, day, hour). If not specified, no time filtering is applied.

Configuration

Environment Variables

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: Your Perplexity API key (required)

Response Format

The response from the search tool includes:

content: The search results content
citations: Array of citations for the information

License

MIT

Install

Add arjunkmrm perplexity search to your client. Pick the one you use.

claude mcp add --transport http arjunkmrm-perplexity-search https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp

codex mcp add arjunkmrm-perplexity-search --url https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.

{
  "servers": {
    "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arjunkmrm-perplexity-search": {
      "serverUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/perplexity-search/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.

1 tool

arjunkmrm perplexity search exposes one tool to a connected agent.

search_recency_filter: (optional): Filter search results by recency (options: month, week, day, hour). If not specified, no time filtering is applied.

Score

44 / 100

Adequate

Documentation13/25
Maintenance9/25
Trust6/20
Capability4/15
Install experience12/15

Documents what it does and how to connect
Has a resolvable package or endpoint
Exposes at least one tool, prompt or resource
README has substantive content
Includes a code example
Documents its configuration
Mentions credentials or security posture
Last commit 217 days ago
Has a release history
Repository is not archived
No licence detected
Namespace verified in the official MCP registry
Claimed by its owner
Published under an organisation
1 tool(s) documented
Provides prompt templates
Provides resources
6 documented install method(s)
Published to a package registry
Offers a hosted endpoint — no local install

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Version history

Versions	Published
1.0.0Latest	Sep 10, 2025