# perplexity-web-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to perform web searches on Perplexity.ai without an official API, or require persistent authenticated sessions for AI assistants. It solves problems of accessing Perplexity.ai search results and cited sources programmatically, and provides outputs of search results with sources. It takes search queries as input and returns results directly to the client.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web-mcp

## Description

An MCP server that enables AI assistants to perform web searches on Perplexity.ai using browser automation instead of an official API. It supports persistent authenticated sessions and returns search results along with cited sources directly to the client.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.95
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** browser-automation
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/iupxqj0pj5)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/quequiere/perplexity-web-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": "quequiere-perplexity-web-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web-mcp/pull`

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