perplexity-web-api-mcp vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
perplexity-web-api-mcp by mishamyrt | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 72 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 46 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SearchAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
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.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
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
everything · Use cases
- Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
- Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
- Validating client compatibility with different transport methods
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.
everything · Install
NPX (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}On Windows, use cmd /c:
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "cmd",
"args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
}
}
}Global install
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything