Set up Perplexity in Continue

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An MCP server that connects to Perplexity's Sonar API, enabling real-time web-wide research in conversational AI.

01Configuration

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

Add this to ~/.continue/config.yaml. Generated from the captured install method (npx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure Continue is installed and up to date.
Open ~/.continue/config.yaml and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Continue and confirm Perplexity’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

Claude Desktop Cursor Windsurf Cline Goose VS Code OpenAI Agents SDK LangGraph CrewAI

04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-08-16 22:25Z

sourcesAwesome MCP Servers (wong2) [p6]

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