Tiny MCP server for Perplexity Sonar web search
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# perplexity-sonar-mcp Tiny Python MCP server for Perplexity web search — 3 tools with escalating depth. ## Tools | Tool | Speed | Use for | |------|-------|---------| | `web_search(query)` | 2-5s | Quick facts, simple lookups | | `web_ask(query)` | 5-15s | Thorough answers, literature discovery | | `deep_research(query)` | 2-10 min | Comprehensive multi-step analysis | Both `web_search` and `web_ask` accept optional `focus` (`"academic"`, `"finance"`) and `recency` (`"day"`, `"week"`, `"month"`, `"year"`) parameters. ## Setup ```bash pip install -e . export PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=pplx-... perplexity-sonar-mcp # starts stdio MCP server ``` ## MCP client config ```json { "name": "perplexity", "cmd": ["perplexity-sonar-mcp"], "env": {"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "pplx-..."} } ```
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