# Perplexity AI

> Use this tool when you need to access advanced language models for single questions or multi-turn conversations, and want to augment your capabilities with specialized search and reasoning abilities. It solves problems such as providing accurate and informed responses to complex queries, and offers inputs including natural language questions and outputs including relevant answers and conversations. It is ideal for use cases where enhanced language understanding and web search capabilities are required, with a simple interface requiring only a Perplexity API key for authentication.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/family-it-guy-perplexity  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/family-it-guy-perplexity

## Description

Perplexity MCP Server provides Claude Desktop with direct access to Perplexity AI's language models through a lightweight proxy implementation. It offers two main tools: perplexity_ask for single questions using the llama-3.1-sonar-small-128k-online model with web search capabilities, and perplexity_chat for multi-turn conversations using mixtral-8x7b-instruct. The server communicates via stdio transport, requires only a Perplexity API key for authentication, and is designed for easy installation through npm or direct execution, making it ideal for users who need to augment Claude with Perplexity's specialized search and reasoning capabilities.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/family-it-guy-perplexity)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/family-it-guy/perplexity-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "family-it-guy-perplexity"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/family-it-guy-perplexity` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/family-it-guy-perplexity/pull`

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