perplexity-mcp-zerver and perplexity-web-api-mcp
Both tools offer client implementations for accessing Perplexity AI's web search without an API key, making them direct competitors in providing a free, unofficial interface to the service.
About perplexity-mcp-zerver
wysh3/perplexity-mcp-zerver
MCP web search using perplexity without any API KEYS
Implements MCP as a TypeScript/Bun server using browser automation to access Perplexity's web interface, enabling persistent SQLite-backed conversations and multi-tool capabilities including web search, documentation retrieval, API discovery, and deprecated code analysis. Supports optional Perplexity Pro authentication for access to advanced models, with local data processing and native GitHub repository parsing built into the content extraction pipeline.
About perplexity-web-api-mcp
mishamyrt/perplexity-web-api-mcp
🔍 Perplexity AI MCP without API key
Implements an MCP server that exposes Perplexity's search, research, and reasoning capabilities through browser session tokens extracted from cookies, eliminating the need for paid API access. Supports both authenticated mode (with full model selection and file attachments) and tokenless mode (limited to search and ask tools with turbo model). Integrates via stdio transport with Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Zed, and other MCP clients, with optional Docker deployment via streamable HTTP.
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