Answersearch
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Perplexity answers: ask, search, reason, and deep research through the Sonar API.
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- Our basic checksi2 of 2 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
- UsageiVery new↓ 94/wk · ★ 0
What you can do with it
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- Connection: Runs on your computer
- Transport: stdio
- Category: Search & AI memory
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 2 of 2 passed
- Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
- The registry lists no key to fill in.
You need
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"answersearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/answersearch",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add answersearch -- npx -y @reneturcios/answersearch mcpOr copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"answersearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/answersearch",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"answersearch": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/answersearch",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
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Which apps can use it
Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.
Run on your computer in
ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast
What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 10, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account CloudCorpRecords, which owns the repo
- ✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 10 days ago
- … Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- – Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
- – Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints
Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi
- More stars than 0% of the other 5876 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 79% of the other 5876 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5876 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Answersearch safe?
It passed 2 of 2 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed 10 days ago, and the latest version (0.1.0) reached the registry 10 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js, Docker on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Ruflo, Context7, Metabase
Alternatives
Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.
Reading a card:↓ Downloads per weeki★ GitHub starsiThree pillars: reviews · checks · usageiUpdated = latest version published to the registryi
README from the maker
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answersearch
answersearch puts Perplexity's models within reach of a terminal or an agent. You can put a question to a search-grounded model and get an answer with its sources, pull ranked web results on their own, hand a hard problem to the reasoning model, or commission a slower, deeper research pass that reads widely before it writes. It runs as a small CLI or as an MCP server, and it needs a Perplexity API key.
Setup
Get a key from the Perplexity API portal and export it:
export PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=<redacted>
Without the variable set, every command and tool call fails with an error that names PERPLEXITY_API_KEY — nothing is sent anywhere.
Install
npx @reneturcios/answersearch ask "what changed in the latest Node LTS?"
Or run the container image:
docker run -i -e PERPLEXITY_API_KEY ghcr.io/cloudcorprecords/answersearch
The container defaults to the MCP server (see below). Pass CLI arguments to use it as a CLI instead.
CLI
# Conversational answer grounded in live web search (sonar-pro)
answersearch ask "who won the marathon last weekend?"
Ranked search results only, with optional budgets
answersearch search "composting basics" --max-results 5 --max-tokens 4000 --max-tokens-per-page 512
Step-by-step reasoning (sonar-reasoning-pro)
answersearch reason "prove that the square root of two is irrational"
Deep, multi-source research (sonar-deep-research) — this one takes a while
answersearch research "compare the failure modes of lithium and sodium batteries"
answersearch --version
Successful calls print the API's JSON response. Exit codes: 0 on success, 1 when the API call fails (including a missing key), 2 for usage errors.
MCP server
One bin serves both faces. The mcp subcommand starts a stdio MCP server:
npx -y @reneturcios/answersearch mcp
MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": { "answersearch": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@reneturcios/answersearch", "mcp"], "env": { "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-key-here" } } } }
Tools
| Tool | Input | What it does |
|---|---|---|
perplexity_ask | messages (array of {role, content}, required) | Conversational answer with live web search, via the sonar-pro model on the chat-completions endpoint. |
perplexity_search | query (string, required), max_results, max_tokens, max_tokens_per_page (integers, optional) | Direct call to the Search API; returns its ranked results and metadata as returned upstream. |
perplexity_reason | messages (required, same shape) | Analytical reasoning via sonar-reasoning-pro. |
perplexity_research | messages (required, same shape) | Deep research via sonar-deep-research; expect a longer wait than the other tools. |
Tool results are the upstream JSON, pretty-printed as text. Upstream failures (bad key, quota, HTTP errors) come back as tool errors carrying the status and the API's own message.
Development
npm install
npm run build # tsc -> dist/ npm test # node test runner over test/*.test.ts, no network (fake fetch fixtures) npm run dev # run the CLI from source via tsx
License
MIT — see LICENSE.