Perplexity MCP

Powerful AI tools in your IDE without API fees.
Just use your Perplexity account.

Install in Cursor VS Code
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Quick search, deep research, and advanced reasoning models at your fingertips.

claude mcp add perplexity \
  --env PERPLEXITY_SESSION_TOKEN="..." \
  --env PERPLEXITY_CSRF_TOKEN="..." \
  -- npx -y perplexity-web-api-mcp
{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "perplexity-web-api-mcp"],
  "env": {
    "PERPLEXITY_SESSION_TOKEN": "...",
    "PERPLEXITY_CSRF_TOKEN": "..."
  }
}

No API keys?

Correct. It uses your existing session. No per-request fees, no matter how much you search.

How to get tokens?

Open perplexity.ai, Inspect → Application → Cookies.
Copy session-token and csrf-token.

Is it free?

MCP itself is free. But it needs a Perplexity account. It works with free accounts, but Pro users get higher limits and better models (like Sonar Pro).