Perplexity MCP Server
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# Perplexity Reasoning MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides reasoning with deepseek R1, web search and citations functionality using [Perplexity AI's](https://www.perplexity.ai/) API. Works with the [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol) Claude desktop and compatible MCP clients. Forked from [jsonallen/perplexity-mcp](https://github.com/jsonallen/perplexity-mcp) and improved in several ways: 1. Deepseek R1, Sonar and Sonar Pro Models 2. You can change the model in the MCP client configuration file 3. Increased the max output tokens to 8K 4. Recency filter adjusted to be included only when the user specifies 5. Citation URLs included in the output ## Installation ### Prerequisites 1. Python 3.11 or higher - Install from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) or your system's package manager - Windows users: Make sure to check "Add Python to PATH" during installation - Linux/macOS users: Most systems come with Python, but you may need to install Python 3.11+ 2. [UV](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) package manager (requires Python to be installed first): ```bash # Windows powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex" # macOS/Linux curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh ``` ### User Installation (PyPI) For users who want to use the MCP server: ```bash uv pip install perplexity-mcp-server ``` ### Developer Installation (Local) For developers who want to modify the server: ```bash # Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/felores/perplexity-mcp-server.git cd perplexity-mcp-server # Create and activate virtual environment uv venv .venv .\.venv\Scripts\activate # Windows source .venv/bin/activate # Unix # Install in development mode uv pip install -e . ``` ## Configuration ### Claude Desktop Setup 1. Get your API key from [Perplexity AI](https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api) 2. Edit Claude's config file: - Windows: …
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