Can Claude Code use Perplexity?
Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,140 MCP servers · Methodology
Official Perplexity route
Perplexity runs its own MCP server.
- Sign-in: No sign-in
- In the official MCP Registry: Yes,
ai.perplexity/mcp-server.
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Remote Perplexity servers
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INITE Visibility Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | API key | 7 | B |
| Moonlings — Local Business Intelligence Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 8 | B |
| AI Visibility Checker Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 2 | B |
| QQQ AI Visibility Checker Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 3 | B |
| SEO·AEO·GEO Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 2 | B |
| Specularis AI Visibility Audit Yours? Claim it | Community | Live | No auth | 3 | B |
| Rankli: AI search readiness Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 1 | B |
| Proofsource Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 14 | B |
| Vantage Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | B |
| Howseen Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | API key | 29 | B |
| GEO Scanner Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 2 | B |
| Ninar AI Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 5 | B |
Local Perplexity servers
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity API Platform Yours? Claim it | Official | Local install | No auth | — | B |
| Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) Yours? Claim it | Official | Local install | No auth | — | C |
| Citation Intelligence Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | No auth | — | C |
| Perplexity Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Local install | No auth | — | C |
| Website Auditor Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | C |
| Wisepanel Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | C |
| Perplexity Agent Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | C |
| Aeonos Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | C |
How to add Perplexity to Claude Code
- Remote server: run
claude mcp add --transport http <name> <url>. - Local server: run
claude mcp add <name> -- <command>with the install command from the server page. - Run
/mcpinside Claude Code to sign in.
Example for INITE Visibility (from the table above):
claude mcp add --transport http perplexity https://inite.ai/api/mcp/analyzerMenus change, so check Anthropic's Claude Code MCP docs. Every server page has a copy-paste config for Claude Code.
Is it safe to connect Perplexity to Claude Code?
Use the official server run by Perplexity. Anything a tool returns is sent to the AI vendor, so use a business plan that doesn't train on your data.
Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to Perplexity?
See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/perplexity/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/perplexity/
Does Perplexity have an official MCP server?
Yes: Perplexity API Platform (ai.perplexity/mcp-server), published by Perplexity in the official MCP Registry. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/perplexity/
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