Perplexity Ask MCP Server

This repository provides an MCP server implementation that integrates the Sonar API, enabling Claude to perform real-time, web-wide research.

Tools

• perplexity_ask: Engages in conversations with the Sonar API for live web searches.
  • Inputs: An array of conversation messages, each containing a role (e.g., system, user, assistant) and content.

Configuration

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies in the perplexity-ask directory using npm install.
2. Obtain a Sonar API key from the Perplexity AI website and set it as the PERPLEXITY_API_KEY environment variable.
3. Configure Claude Desktop by adding the perplexity-ask server to the claude_desktop_config.json file, specifying either a Docker command or an NPX command to run the server.
4. Build the Docker image using docker build -t mcp/perplexity-ask:latest -f Dockerfile ..
5. Verify the integration in Claude Desktop by checking for the hammer icon and the presence of the perplexity_ask tool.
6. Advanced users can modify search parameters in the index.ts script, referring to the Perplexity API documentation.

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License.