Perplexity API Platform for Zed
ai.perplexity/mcp-server
Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
client:Zed
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install Perplexity API Platform in Zed
~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json
{
"context_servers": {
"mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs