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Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API Perplexity API Platform is published by perplexity.ai from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.
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Install Perplexity API Platform
Built from the published package, never by AIclaude mcp add perplexity-api-platform -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-serverRun in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.
Step-by-step: install Perplexity API Platform in Claude Code
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity-api-platform": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.
Step-by-step: install Perplexity API Platform in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity-api-platform": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).
{
"servers": {
"perplexity-api-platform": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".
codex mcp add perplexity-api-platform -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity-api-platform": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).
Step-by-step: install Perplexity API Platform in Antigravity CLI
gemini mcp add perplexity-api-platform npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-serverGemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.
MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the perplexity-api-platform block.
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Perplexity API Platform: common questions
How do I install Perplexity API Platform?
In Claude Code run claude mcp add perplexity-api-platform -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.
Is Perplexity API Platform the official server?
Perplexity API Platform is published by perplexity.ai from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.
Is Perplexity API Platform free?
The code is public, but no licence file was found, so check the repository before commercial use.
Is Perplexity API Platform safe to use?
It scores 16 of 100. Grades: licence F, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.
What are alternatives to Perplexity API Platform?
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Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.