Perplexity User MCP

Name: Perplexity User MCP
Author: Automations-Project

Verified · npm:perplexity-user-mcp

MCP server by Automations-Project · updated 3 months ago · ★ 77 · 108 downloads a week

Score 66

Perplexity AI MCP server — browser automation for search, reasoning, research, and compute. Not affiliated with Perplexity AI, Inc. Perplexity User MCP is published by npm:perplexity-user-mcp from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 96 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, 77 stars, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install Perplexity User MCP

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add perplexity-user-mcp -- npx -y perplexity-user-mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Perplexity User MCP in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity-user-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "perplexity-user-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Perplexity User MCP in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity-user-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "perplexity-user-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Perplexity User MCP in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "perplexity-user-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "perplexity-user-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Perplexity User MCP in VS Code

codex mcp add perplexity-user-mcp -- npx -y perplexity-user-mcp

Step-by-step: install Perplexity User MCP in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity-user-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "perplexity-user-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Perplexity User MCP in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add perplexity-user-mcp npx -y perplexity-user-mcp

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install Perplexity User MCP in Gemini CLI

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-user-mcp block.

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Perplexity User MCP: common questions

How do I install Perplexity User MCP?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add perplexity-user-mcp -- npx -y perplexity-user-mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Perplexity User MCP the official server?

Perplexity User MCP is published by npm:perplexity-user-mcp from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is Perplexity User MCP free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is Perplexity User MCP safe to use?

It scores 66 of 100. Grades: maintenance C, licence A, quality B. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to Perplexity User MCP?

Does Perplexity User MCP work with ChatGPT?

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.