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perplexity-web-api-mcp
by mishamyrt
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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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.

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

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

time · Use cases

  • Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
  • Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
  • Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

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.

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}
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