Perplexity AI Connector for AI agents.
8 live capabilities
Get real-time web search results with citations in your research workflow.
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Why people use Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI for Real-Time Web Research
With this Connector, your agent does the browsing for you. It pulls the data, summarizes the key findings, and provides the source links in a single response, letting you move from 'searching' to 'analyzing' instantly.
What Vinkius changes
You get a web-connected research agent that cites every fact it finds.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
One account · 5,900+ Connectors
- Real-world use case 01
Fact-checking a news story
Ask the agent to find the latest price of a commodity and provide sources using the search capability.
- Real-world use case 02
Literature review
Use sonar to find recent papers on a specific niche topic with citations for a research project.
- Real-world use case 03
Competitive analysis
Filter search results to a specific competitor's domain to see their latest updates and news.
Complete set · 8capabilities
The complete Perplexity AI capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Perplexity AI.
01—04
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 8 available through Perplexity AI.
- 01 Capability
Chat
Send a message to a Perplexity model and receive a response with web citations. This helps you get grounded answers.
- 02 Capability
Chat pro
Send a message to the Sonar Pro model for enhanced, high-quality responses with citations. Use this for better accuracy.
- 03 Capability
Chat with reasoning
Send a message to the Sonar Reasoning model for step-by-step logical breakdowns. This is great for complex problems.
- 04 Capability
Chat with reasoning pro
Send a message to the Sonar Reasoning Pro model for deep reasoning with citations. This handles the most difficult tasks.
05—08
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 8 available through Perplexity AI.
- 05 Capability
Get usage
Retrieve your current API usage statistics to monitor your consumption limits. Use this to stay within your budget.
- 06 Capability
List models
List all available Perplexity models and their specific capabilities. Use this to see what models you can access.
- 07 Capability
Search
Perform a web search to get snippets, citations, and source URLs for a query. This provides real-time data.
- 08 Capability
Sonar
Send a message to the core Sonar model for web-grounded responses with citations. This is the main search model.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask Perplexity AI to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use Perplexity AI from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbSKRkwZQEYfv4pzyvcNwmqlKwk5UEhIITyylXnJ/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it Perplexity AI, and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable Perplexity AI for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbSKRkwZQEYfv4pzyvcNwmqlKwk5UEhIITyylXnJ/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the Perplexity AI URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable Perplexity AI in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity-ai-alternative": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbSKRkwZQEYfv4pzyvcNwmqlKwk5UEhIITyylXnJ/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using Perplexity AI
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using Perplexity AI, help me...". 8 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity-ai-alternative": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbSKRkwZQEYfv4pzyvcNwmqlKwk5UEhIITyylXnJ/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using Perplexity AI
Ask Copilot: "Using Perplexity AI, help me...". 8 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity-ai-alternative": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbSKRkwZQEYfv4pzyvcNwmqlKwk5UEhIITyylXnJ/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using Perplexity AI
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Perplexity AI, help me...". 8 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"perplexity-ai-alternative": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbSKRkwZQEYfv4pzyvcNwmqlKwk5UEhIITyylXnJ/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using Perplexity AI
Ask Cline: "Using Perplexity AI, help me...". 8 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add perplexity-ai-alternative --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbSKRkwZQEYfv4pzyvcNwmqlKwk5UEhIITyylXnJ/mcp"- Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using Perplexity AI
Ask Claude: "Using Perplexity AI, show me...". 8 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work Perplexity AI can move forward.
This is for the researcher who can't afford to be wrong and the analyst who needs to verify data points in real-time.
Academic Researcher
Fact-checking literature and finding recent citations for a thesis.
Market Analyst
Filtering news from specific industry domains to spot emerging trends.
Software Developer
Getting up-to-date documentation on rapidly changing libraries and frameworks.
Build the capability set
Add more capabilities.
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Before you connect
Questions about Perplexity AI.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
Does Perplexity AI MCP give my agent access to live news?
Yes, it connects your agent to Perplexity's live search engine. This means your agent can find information about events happening right now, rather than relying on its training data.
Can I limit the search to specific websites?
Yes, you can use domain filters. This allows you to tell your agent to only look for information on specific websites you trust, which is great for professional research.
Will my agent provide sources for its answers?
Yes, the Sonar models are designed to provide web-grounded responses. Every fact it pulls from the web will include a citation and a source URL for you to verify.
How do I know if I'm hitting my API limits?
You can use the get_usage capability to check your current API consumption. This helps you monitor your spend and stay within your Perplexity account limits.
Is this better than just searching the web manually?
It's much faster for research. Instead of you browsing multiple sites, your agent does the searching, synthesizes the information, and gives you a structured summary with links.
Can I use this for deep logical reasoning?
Yes, the reasoning models are specifically built for this. They can think through complex, multi-step problems and provide a detailed chain of logic alongside their web-grounded findings.
How do I get a Perplexity API key?
Log in to the Perplexity AI Settings, go to API Key Management and click Create API Key. Copy the key immediately. it starts with pplx- and won't be shown again.
What models are available?
Use the list_models capability to see all available Perplexity models. Key models include sonar (web-grounded chat), sonar-pro (enhanced reasoning), sonar-reasoning and sonar-reasoning-pro. Each model provides real-time web search with citations.
Can I filter search results to specific domains?
Yes! Use the chat or search capabilities with the search_domains parameter to limit results to specific websites (e.g. ["wikipedia.org","github.com"]). This is useful for research focused on trusted sources.
Do responses include citations?
Yes! All Sonar models return responses with inline citations and a list of source URLs. The citations are embedded in the response text as numbered references [1], [2], etc., and the full source URLs are provided in the response metadata.
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