Perplexica Search
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Perform conversational searches with the Perplexica AI-powered answer engine.
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- armand0e
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Setup
Install Perplexica Search in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others).
Repository: https://github.com/armand0e/perplexica-mcp
Follow the installation instructions in the repository README, then restart your MCP client.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with local Perplexica instances. This server provides tools to perform AI-powered searches using your local Perplexica installation.
- Search: Perform AI-powered searches with various focus modes
- Streaming Support: Get real-time streaming responses
- Multiple Focus Modes: Support for web search, academic search, writing assistant, and more
- Customizable Models: Configure chat and embedding models
- Conversation History: Maintain context across searches
git clone https://github.com/armand0e/perplexica-mcp.git cd perplexica-mcp pip install -e .
pip install git+https://github.com/armand0e/perplexica-mcp.git
The server connects to a local Perplexica instance. By default, it expects Perplexica to be running onhttp://localhost:3000.
You can configure the base URL by setting thePERPLEXICA_BASE_URLenvironment variable:
export PERPLEXICA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3001
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "perplexica": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "perplexica_mcp"], "env": { "PERPLEXICA_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:3000" } } } }
- perplexica_search: Perform AI-powered searches with various focus modes
- perplexica_get_models: Get available chat and embedding models
- webSearch: General web search
- academicSearch: Academic and research-focused search
- writingAssistant: Writing and content creation assistance
- wolframAlphaSearch: Mathematical and computational queries
- youtubeSearch: YouTube video search
- redditSearch: Reddit discussion search
- Python 3.8+
- A running Perplexica instance (seePerplexica GitHub)
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