mcp-server-chart vs perplexity-web-api-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-server-chart by antvis	perplexity-web-api-mcp by mishamyrt
Stars	★ 4,068	★ 72
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	SearchAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

perplexity-web-api-mcp · Summary

An MCP server that provides access to Perplexity AI search and reasoning without requiring API keys by using session tokens.

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

perplexity-web-api-mcp · Use cases

Integrating web search capabilities into AI applications without API costs
Enabling research assistants to access up-to-date information from the web
Adding Perplexity's reasoning capabilities to custom AI workflows

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

perplexity-web-api-mcp · Install

Installation

**NPM Installation (Recommended)**

npm install -g perplexity-web-api-mcp

**Docker**

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -e PERPLEXITY_SESSION_TOKEN="your-token" mishamyrt/perplexity-web-api-mcp

**Claude Desktop Configuration** Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perplexity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "perplexity-web-api-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_SESSION_TOKEN": "your-session-token",
        "PERPLEXITY_CSRF_TOKEN": "your-csrf-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

**Tokenless Mode**: Omit the environment variables above to use basic functionality without authentication.

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