# MCP Perplexica

> Use this tool when you need to perform targeted web searches and generate informed responses with credible sources. It solves problems of information gathering and citation by providing optimized search results from various platforms, including web, academic, YouTube, and Reddit. The tool takes in search queries and optimization settings as inputs and returns AI-generated responses with source citations as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/kaiohz-mcp-perplexica  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kaiohz-mcp-perplexica

## Description

Enables LLMs to perform web searches through Perplexica with multiple focus modes (web, academic, YouTube, Reddit) and optimization settings, returning AI-generated responses with source citations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.93
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/lwlzdejqas)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Kaiohz/mcp-perplexica>

## 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": "kaiohz-mcp-perplexica"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kaiohz-mcp-perplexica` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kaiohz-mcp-perplexica/pull`

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