Perplexity API Platform for Gemini CLI

ai.perplexity/mcp-server

Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Perplexity API Platform in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs