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Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Perplexity
Give your AI assistant Perplexity's web search. It can ask a Sonar model for an answer with citations, get ranked search results with titles, URLs and snippets, or start a long Sonar request such as deep research and fetch the answer later. It can also run Perplexity agents and download the files they produce.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“What changed in the EU AI Act this month? Give me sources.”
The AI asks a Sonar model and gets an answer grounded in current web pages, with citations.
“Find reviews of standing desks from the last week.”
It searches the web with a recency filter and lists ranked results with titles, URLs and snippets.
“Search only docs.stripe.com for how webhook retries work.”
It limits the search to that domain and lists the matching pages with snippets.
What your AI can do
Answers with citations
Ask a Sonar model such as sonar or sonar-pro and get a web-grounded answer with citations, with optional filters to narrow the sources.
Web search
Get ranked results with titles, URLs and snippets, filtered by recency, domain, country or number of results.
Deep research and agents
Start long Sonar requests in the background, run Perplexity agents, check their status and download the files they produce.
“Write a deep research report on heat pump subsidies in Denmark.”
It starts a sonar-deep-research request in the background and fetches the answer when it is finished.
“Run a Perplexity agent that compares three CRM tools.”
It starts the agent in the background, checks the status until it is done, then lists and downloads any files the agent produced.
“Which Perplexity models can I use with my key?”
It lists the models available to your API key.
11 tools for Perplexity
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
ask_sonarChanges dataAsk a Perplexity Sonar model a question and get a web-grounded answer with citations. Pass `model` (e.g. sonar or sonar-pro) and `messages` (role + content); optional search filters narrow sources.cancel_agent_responseDeletesCancel a running background agent response by `agent_id`. It cannot be resumed.download_agent_fileDownload one file produced by an agent response, by `agent_id` and `file_id`.get_agent_responseGet an agent response by `agent_id`, including its status and output.get_async_sonar_resultGet the status and, when finished, the answer of an async Sonar request by its `api_request` ID.list_agent_filesList the files an agent response produced, by `agent_id`.list_async_sonar_requestsList your recent async Sonar requests and their status.list_modelsList the models available to your Perplexity API key.run_agentChanges dataRun a Perplexity agent response on an `input` prompt, optionally with `instructions`, `model` or `preset`. Set `background` to run it asynchronously and check it later with get_agent_response.search_webChanges dataSearch the web with Perplexity and get ranked results with titles, URLs and snippets. Pass `query`; optionally narrow with `search_recency_filter`, `search_domain_filter`, `country` or `max_results`.start_async_sonar_requestChanges dataStart a long-running Sonar request (e.g. sonar-deep-research) in the background. Pass `request` with model and messages; fetch the answer later with get_async_sonar_result.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Perplexity from the app list.
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Paste your key
Paste your Perplexity API key. Open the API Keys page in the Perplexity API Console (account settings > API) and generate a new key. The API is pay-as-you-go, so add credit first.
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Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in Perplexity?
It can ask Sonar models for answers with citations, search the web, start long Sonar requests such as deep research and fetch their results, and run Perplexity agents. It can also check an agent's status, download the files it produced, cancel a running agent and list the models your key can use.
Does the AI see my Perplexity API key?
No. Your Perplexity credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, for example web search without agents. Cancelling a running agent response cannot be undone and can require your approval before it runs. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Perplexity API account. Its usage is pay-as-you-go and billed by Perplexity to that account.
What is the difference between ask_sonar and search_web?
ask_sonar gives a written answer with citations from a Sonar model, such as sonar or sonar-pro. search_web returns ranked results with titles, URLs and snippets and no written answer. For longer jobs such as sonar-deep-research, the AI starts an async request and fetches the answer when it is ready.
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