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# Perplexity MCP Server
[](https://smithery.ai/server/mcp-server-perplexity)
MCP Server for the Perplexity API.
> :warning: **Limitations:**
> - The Claude Desktop client may timeout if Perplexity processing takes too long
> - This issue might be resolved if Claude Desktop implements support for long running operations and progress reporting in the future
> - Implementation updates to handle these features will be made if they become available
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## Components
### Tools
- **ask_perplexity**: Request chat completion with citations from Perplexity
## Quickstart
### Install
#### Claude Desktop
- On macOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
```
"mcpServers": {
"Perplexity": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-perplexity"
],
"env": {
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-perplexity-api-key"
}
}
}
```
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