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Perplexity MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Perplexity and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 27 Perplexity actions (18 reads, 5 writes and 4 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Perplexity credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Perplexity's limits and records every call.

Connect Perplexity free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

27actionsin one signed file
18readlook, never change
5writecreate and update
4wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Perplexity in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect Perplexity.
Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- api_keyPerplexity API key (pplx-...): perplexity.ai/account/api/keys
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "perplexity" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "perplexity.files.list" }# list files · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "perplexity.files.delete", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Perplexity at a glance

Sign-in: Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: api_key
Limits we pace to: 50 calls a minute, per connection
API covered: Perplexity AI API 1.0.0 (OpenAPI 3.1.0)api.perplexity.ai
Built from: Perplexity's documentation, read 23 October 2026docs.perplexity.ai docs.perplexity.ai
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 4 of 18 reads, for up to an hour; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 1, so ask can line Perplexity up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Perplexity.

27 actions in 14 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

18readlook, never change
5writecreate and update
4destructivewait for a confirmation

Batches
4
2 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
List batches · Retrieve a batch · Create a batch · Cancel a batch
Skills
4
3 read · 0 write · 1 destructive
List skills · Get a skill · Get a skill download URL · Delete a skill
Agent responses
3
1 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
Retrieve an agent response · Create an agent response · Cancel an agent response
Async chat completions
3
2 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
List async chat completions · Get an async chat completion · Start an async chat completion (deep research)
Files
3
2 read · 0 write · 1 destructive
List files · Retrieve a file · Delete a file
Usage analytics
2
2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Get usage analytics · Get usage analytics per member
Agent response files
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List an agent response's files
Chat completions
1
0 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Ask Sonar a question (grounded chat completion)

6 more areas · 6 actions

Contextualized embeddings 1
Decisions 1
Embeddings 1
Models 1
Search 1
Skill revisions 1

Top actions

The Perplexity API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 10 of Perplexity's 10 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`perplexity.files.list`List files	List files.	read	`content.file.list`77 connectors
`perplexity.files.get`Retrieve a file	Retrieve a file.	read	`content.file.get`74 connectors
`perplexity.batches.list`List batches	List batches.	read	`automation.background_job.list`34 connectors
`perplexity.batches.get`Retrieve a batch	Retrieve a batch.	read	`automation.background_job.get`48 connectors
`perplexity.files.delete`Delete a file	Delete a file.	destructive	`content.file.delete`68 connectors
`perplexity.batches.create`Create a batch	Create a batch.	write	`automation.background_job.create`29 connectors
`perplexity.chat_completions.create`Ask Sonar a question (grounded chat completion)	Create Chat Completion.	write	`analytics.inference.create`17 connectors
`perplexity.search`Search the web	Search the Web.	read	`platform.search_result.search`18 connectors
`perplexity.embeddings.create`Create embeddings	Create Embeddings.	read	`analytics.inference.query`9 connectors
`perplexity.models.list`List models	List Models.	read	this connector
`perplexity.skills.list`List skills	List skills.	read	this connector
`perplexity.decisions.create`Answer structured questions about a state	Answer questions.	write	this connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Perplexity actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
Which Perplexity files changed this week, and who changed them?
callsperplexity.files.list
Writewrite
Create a batch in Perplexity. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsperplexity.batches.create

Governance for Perplexity

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

4 Perplexity actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete a fileperplexity.files.delete
Cancel a batchperplexity.batches.cancel
Delete a skillperplexity.skills.delete
Cancel an agent responseperplexity.agent_responses.cancel

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

doperplexity.files.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete a file?

intent: the user asked me to delete a file

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key perplexity-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "perplexity-agent",  allowed_actions: ["perplexity.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "perplexity.files.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "perplexity.batches.cancel", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "perplexity.skills.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to Perplexity only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Perplexity costs on actionlake.

Every Perplexity action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Perplexity refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 27 Perplexity actions
27actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
4reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Perplexity action.

27 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Batches4

perplexity.batches.cancelCancel a batchdestructive
perplexity.batches.createCreate a batchwrite
perplexity.batches.getRetrieve a batchread
perplexity.batches.listList batchesread

Skills4

perplexity.skills.deleteDelete a skilldestructive
perplexity.skills.getGet a skillread
perplexity.skills.get_download_urlGet a skill download URLread
perplexity.skills.listList skillsread

Agent responses3

perplexity.agent_responses.cancelCancel an agent responsedestructive
perplexity.agent_responses.createCreate an agent responsewrite
perplexity.agent_responses.getRetrieve an agent responseread

Async chat completions3

perplexity.async_chat_completions.createStart an async chat completion (deep research)write
perplexity.async_chat_completions.getGet an async chat completionread
perplexity.async_chat_completions.listList async chat completionsread

Files3

perplexity.files.deleteDelete a filedestructive
perplexity.files.getRetrieve a fileread
perplexity.files.listList filesread

Usage analytics2

perplexity.usage_analytics.listGet usage analyticsread
perplexity.usage_analytics.list_per_memberGet usage analytics per memberread

Agent response files1

perplexity.agent_response_files.listList an agent response's filesread

Chat completions1

perplexity.chat_completions.createAsk Sonar a question (grounded chat completion)write

Contextualized embeddings1

perplexity.contextualized_embeddings.createCreate contextualized embeddingsread

Decisions1

perplexity.decisions.createAnswer structured questions about a statewrite

Embeddings1

perplexity.embeddings.createCreate embeddingsread

Models1

perplexity.models.listList modelsread

Search1

perplexity.searchSearch the webread

Skill revisions1

perplexity.skill_revisions.listList a skill's revisionsread

Questions

The Perplexity MCP server, answered.

Is there a Perplexity MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 27 Perplexity actions across batches, skills, agent responses and async chat completions, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Perplexity.

What do I need to connect Perplexity?

Perplexity API key (pplx-...): perplexity.ai/account/api/keys. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "perplexity" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Perplexity?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 4 Perplexity actions are destructive, including delete a file, cancel a batch and delete a skill. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Perplexity API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Perplexity service file: 50 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (4 Perplexity actions can be), which never reaches Perplexity.

What does a Perplexity action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (27 Perplexity actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Perplexity refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Perplexity API does it cover?

The Perplexity AI API 1.0.0 (OpenAPI 3.1.0) at api.perplexity.ai. It is built from Perplexity's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 27 actions in 14 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Perplexity data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to an hour, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Perplexity credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent Perplexity today.

Connect Perplexity free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

Perplexity MCP server for AI agents.

Connect Perplexity in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect Perplexity.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in Perplexity.

Batches

Skills

Agent responses

Async chat completions

Files

Usage analytics

Agent response files

Chat completions