Perplexity MCP
Official Perplexity MCP server (perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol) that wires real-time web search with citations directly into Claude Code. You ask, Perplexity surfaces fresh sources, Claude digests them without leaving the session.
Strengths
- Real-time sourced citations, no more hallucinations on recent events
- Official Perplexity AI, repo and maintenance from the vendor
Limitations
- Freemium, Perplexity API key required for sustained usage
- Depends on Perplexity indexing quality, niches less covered
Best for
- News research, tech monitoring, recent fact-checks from Claude Code