Perplexity Pro

MCP server for Perplexity AI Pro — deep web search, thread management, and export. Uses your browser session cookie, so it works with your existing Perplexity Pro subscription (no API key needed).

⚠️ This server uses Perplexity's unofficial internal API and a browser session cookie. It may break if Perplexity changes their API, and heavy automated use may violate Perplexity's Terms of Service. Use at your own risk.

Tools

Setup

1. Get your cookie

Open https://www.perplexity.ai (logged in) → DevTools (F12) → Network tab → click any request to perplexity.ai → Headers → copy the full Cookie header value.

2. Configure your MCP client

Claude Code:

claude mcp add perplexity -e PERPLEXITY_COOKIE="<full cookie string>" -- npx -y perplexity-pro-mcp

Claude Desktop / other clients (claude_desktop_config.json or equivalent):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "perplexity-pro-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_COOKIE": "<full cookie string>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Parameters

perplexity_search

• query — search query
• mode — copilot (deep multi-step) or concise (quick)
• model — pplx_pro or pplx_alpha
• focus — internet, academic, writing, youtube, reddit

perplexity_follow_up

• query — follow-up question
• thread_uuid — UUID from a previous search result

perplexity_export

• entry_uuid — entry UUID (from threads list)
• format — md or pdf

Cookie refresh

Cookies expire in ~30 days. If you get 403 errors, copy fresh cookies from the browser.

Note: perplexity_search works with just the session token. Other tools require full cookies (including cf_clearance).

Development

npm install
npm run build      # compile TypeScript → dist/
npm start          # run locally (requires PERPLEXITY_COOKIE)

License

MIT