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Perplexity Web Search
nachoal/perplexity-mcp
A simple MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides web search functionality using the Perplexity API. This server allows Claude or other MCP-compatible AI assistants to search the web and get up-to-date information.
Install
Environment variables
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY- GitHub stars
- 8
- Author
- @nachoal
- Category
- Research & Data, Search Tools
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
Features
Search the web with Perplexity's powerful search capabilities
Get comprehensive search results with sources and citations
Filter results by time period (day, week, month, year)
Includes a ready-to-use prompt template for web searches
Supports loading API key from environment variables or.env file
Tools (2)
query
The search query string
recency
Filter results by time period - 'day', 'week', 'month' (default), or 'year'
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
Supported clients
Clients mentioned in this server's README:
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