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About this integration

Multi-step web research with citations via Perplexity's Agent API. Standard library only.

Transport
stdio
Authentication
api-key
Initial setup
credentials
Runtime
unattended
Evidence
documented
Version
0.4.0
Package
perplexity-agent-mcp
Last compatibility test
Not independently tested

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perplexity-agent-mcp

Documentation-only qualification; no research run was created. Calls are billable and cancellation may not reveal whether usage was charged.

Capabilities: web research, cited synthesis, asynchronous result polling, run cancellation

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Additional details

Registry identifier

io.github.zalez/perplexity-agent-mcp

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Published version

0.4.0

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Metadata license

CC0-1.0; package licenses are separate

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Package ecosystem

pypi

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Required configuration names

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY

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Source artifact

perplexity-agent-mcp

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Source manifest version

unspecified

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Unattended configuration

The server can block within a bounded wait window or return a response ID for later polling, allowing unattended continuation.

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Authentication and prerequisites

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY is required and Perplexity research calls create billable remote state.

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Connection configuration

Launch perplexity-agent-mcp through an absolute uvx path (or the reviewed single file) and provide PERPLEXITY_API_KEY.

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Review scope

Publisher documentation reviewed; package and integration endpoint not executed or independently security-audited.

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