# Perplexity AI MCP - Tools, Setup and Examples | FlyMy.AI > Perplexity AI MCP for Claude, Cursor and Codex. AI search, with 1 actions. Your API key. See setup, examples and pricing. Page: https://flymy.ai/mcp/perplexityai/ MCP / GEO # Perplexity AI MCP: AI search Perplexity AI provides conversational AI models for generating human-like text responses. Connect it to Claude, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client through one FlyMy.AI MCP. [Connect Perplexity AI](https://flymy.ai/mcp/perplexityai/#connect) [What it can do](https://flymy.ai/mcp/perplexityai/#actions) Your own API key, 1 action, GEO $ YOUR NEXT RUN Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Any agent ## Use Perplexity AI MCP in your assistant Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any agent. It reads the guide and helps you connect. ``` Read https://flymy.ai/skill.md and https://flymy.ai/mcp/perplexityai.md. Help me connect Perplexity AI MCP to this assistant. Then help me run this task: Use Perplexity AI to perplexity ai search. Ask me for the required inputs first and show the result. ``` [Open FlyMy.AI](https://app.flymy.ai/new-agent) [Download brief](https://flymy.ai/mcp/perplexityai.md) ## What Perplexity AI MCP can do 1 action in the FlyMy.AI catalog, the most used first. Your agent finds them through search_tools and calls the one the task needs. | Action | What it does | |---|---| | [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/perplexityai/#method-PERPLEXITYAI_PERPLEXITY_AI_SEARCH) `PERPLEXITYAI_PERPLEXITY_AI_SEARCH` | Perplexity ai search interfaces with perplexity ai to perform search queries and return responses from a range of models. | ## Ask your agent Requests to paste as they are. Each one runs on the actions named under it. **“Use Perplexity AI to perplexity ai search. Ask me for the required inputs first and show the result.”** uses `PERPLEXITYAI_PERPLEXITY_AI_SEARCH` **“Explain what information you need before the call when I use Perplexity AI to perplexity ai search.”** uses `PERPLEXITYAI_PERPLEXITY_AI_SEARCH` **“Summarize the returned result when I use Perplexity AI to perplexity ai search.”** uses `PERPLEXITYAI_PERPLEXITY_AI_SEARCH` ## Connect Perplexity AI in a minute One MCP for every integration. Add it once, then every MCP in the catalog is a request away. 1. 01 ### Add FlyMy.AI Add the FlyMy.AI MCP to your assistant with one of the commands below and sign in. No key to copy. 2. 02 ### Add your API Key Paste it into the Perplexity AI [connection settings](https://app.flymy.ai/mcp-configs#perplexityai) once; it stays with FlyMy.AI, never in a prompt or a chat. - **API Key** - Your secret Perplexity API key, starting with 'pplx-'. Create one at console.perplexity.ai under API Keys - it's shown only once, so copy it immediately. [Get API key →](https://www.perplexity.ai/account/api/keys) 3. 03 ### Ask Paste a request from this page. Every run shows what it cost. Claude Code ``` claude mcp add --transport http flymyai https://mcp-agents.flymy.ai/mcp ``` Then run /mcp in Claude Code and sign in. Codex ``` codex mcp add flymy --url https://mcp-agents.flymy.ai/mcp ``` Then run codex mcp login flymy to sign in. claude.ai and Claude Desktop ``` https://mcp-agents.flymy.ai/mcp ``` Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector: paste this URL. ## Pay per run FlyMy.AI bills the run: the model and the tool's seconds. Calls go to your own Perplexity AI account, under its plan and limits. No seats and no minimum. [See usage pricing →](https://flymy.ai/pricing/) ## More GEO MCPs AI search and answer engines: what AI assistants find, answer and cite. ### Web search Web search on the agent's chosen engine 1 action / no key Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/web-search/ ### Exa Neural web search: find pages, articles, news, similar links, research 42 actions / your API key Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/exa/ ### Linkup Linkup is a search engine that allows you to search the web for relevant results 2 actions / your API key Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/linkup/ ### Metaphor Metaphor is a neural search engine that enables developers to perform contextually relevant searches by understanding how people describe and share content... 1 action / your API key Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/metaphor/ ### Openperplex Openperplex API provides powerful, global search capabilities and web content analysis for AI applications 8 actions / your API key Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/openperplex/ ### Parallel Parallel offers a Task API for automated, structured web research, transforming natural language queries into precise, schema-compliant outputs 5 actions / your API key Link: https://flymy.ai/mcp/parallel/ ## Go to the source [Perplexity AI in the docs →](https://docs.flymy.ai/mcp/apps/perplexityai), [Perplexity AI connection settings →](https://app.flymy.ai/mcp-configs#perplexityai), [Perplexity AI website →](https://perplexity.ai), [Every MCP in the catalog →](https://flymy.ai/mcp/#catalog), [Usage pricing →](https://flymy.ai/pricing/) From the FlyMy.AI platform catalog of 2026-11-03: name, description, actions and setup as the platform lists them. Examples are requests to paste, not recorded runs. --- For agents: the FlyMyAI operating guide (sign up, connect, run models, tools and agents) is https://flymy.ai/skill.md, and https://flymy.ai/llms.txt lists the other pages and the documentation.