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
pip install -e .
export PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=pplx-...
perplexity-sonar-mcp # starts stdio MCP server
MCP client config
{
"name": "perplexity",
"cmd": ["perplexity-sonar-mcp"],
"env": {"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "pplx-..."}
}
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