# How to integrate Perplexityai MCP with Grok Build

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  "title": "How to integrate Perplexityai MCP with Grok Build",
  "toolkit": "Perplexityai",
  "toolkit_slug": "perplexityai",
  "framework": "Grok Build",
  "framework_slug": "grok-build",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/grok-build",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/grok-build.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:21:48.578Z"
}
```

## Introduction

### How to integrate Perplexityai MCP with Grok Build
[Grok Build](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) is xAI's terminal coding agent. It runs on Grok 4.5, plans its work before it acts, and can run multiple sub-agents in parallel. It also reads Claude Code's MCP configuration, so any server you already have in a .mcp.json is picked up with no changes.
In this guide, I will show you how to connect your Perplexityai account to Grok Build through Composio, so it can summarize the latest AI research papers, generate a creative story about space travel, explain quantum computing in simple terms, and more without leaving the terminal. Composio holds the OAuth tokens for you, and Grok Build only calls the tools you approve.

## Also integrate Perplexityai with

- [ChatGPT Work](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/chatgpt)
- [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/antigravity)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/codex)
- [Kimi Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/kimi)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/crew-ai)

## TL;DR

### Why use Composio over a standalone MCP server?
- Read and write access. Composio's Perplexityai integration lets Grok Build take real actions like creating drafts, sending updates, and labeling records, not just reading data.
- 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. One endpoint gives you a full catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
- One MCP server for every app. Wire up a single Composio server instead of maintaining a separate MCP entry for each app.
- Smart, context-aware tool loading. Grok Build caps how many tools it holds in a single request. Composio loads only the tools a task needs, so you do not spend that budget on tools you are not using.
- Cross-app automation. Chain actions across apps in one run. Pull a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post the highlights to Slack from a single prompt.

## Connect Perplexityai to Grok Build

### Prerequisites
- Grok Build installed and signed in. Install with curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash on macOS or Linux, or irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex on Windows PowerShell. On first launch Grok opens a browser to authenticate; for headless or CI use, set an XAI_API_KEY environment variable instead (create the key at [console.x.ai](https://console.x.ai/)).
- Access to the Perplexityai account you want to connect.
- The [Composio MCP endpoint](https://dashboard.composio.dev/login?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=grok-build&utm_content=composio_connect). Composio's server is remote and hosted, so there is nothing to run locally and no tunnel to set up.
### Step-by-step: Connect Perplexityai to Grok Build
### 1. Install and verify Grok Build
Install the CLI, then restart your shell so the grok binary lands on your PATH:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash
which grok
```

## What is the Perplexityai MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Perplexityai MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Perplexity AI account. It provides structured and secure access to Perplexity's conversational AI models, so your agent can perform actions like running search queries, generating detailed answers, summarizing content, and retrieving citations automatically.
- Conversational AI search and Q&A: Let your agent ask questions or search a wide range of topics, returning clear, human-like answers from Perplexity's advanced models.
- Contextual and multi-turn queries: Enable your agent to conduct follow-up questions and maintain context for more in-depth, accurate answers.
- Model selection and fine-tuning: Allow your agent to choose between different Perplexity AI models and adjust parameters like temperature, top-k, and top-p for tailored responses.
- Source citations and image retrieval: Have your agent fetch answers with source citations and relevant images, providing richer, more trustworthy outputs.
- Auto-prompting and query refinement: Let your agent automatically enhance and refine user queries for better, more relevant search results.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `PERPLEXITYAI_CREATE_ASYNC_CHAT_COMPLETION` | Create Async Chat Completion | Create Async Chat Completion (POST /v1/async/sonar). Submits an asynchronous chat completion request for long-running tasks. Returns immediately with a request ID that can be polled using the Get Async Chat Completion action. Only the 'sonar-deep-research' model is supported for async processing. Async jobs have a 7-day TTL. Deep research generates very long responses (10K-100K+ words) with exhaustive multi-source analysis. Use the idempotency_key to prevent duplicate submissions. Poll with Get Async Chat Completion using the returned request ID to retrieve results when status is COMPLETED. |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_CREATE_CHAT_COMPLETION` | Create Chat Completion | Perplexity Sonar Chat Completions (POST /v1/sonar). Generates web-grounded conversational AI responses with citations. Supports multiple Sonar models optimized for different use cases: - sonar: Fast, cost-effective for simple queries - sonar-pro: Enhanced quality for complex questions - sonar-reasoning-pro: Chain-of-thought reasoning with blocks - sonar-deep-research: Exhaustive multi-source research (generates very long responses, 10K+ words; prefer the async endpoint for this model) Features: web search grounding, citations, images, structured JSON output, search filtering by domain/date/language/recency, and streaming. Important constraints: - search_recency_filter and date filters (search_after_date_filter, search_before_date_filter, etc.) are mutually exclusive. Use one or the other, not both. - Messages with the 'tool' role must alternate with 'assistant' messages. A valid pattern is: system -> user -> assistant -> tool -> user. - The 'stop' parameter is not currently supported by the API. |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_CREATE_CONTEXTUALIZED_EMBEDDINGS` | Create Contextualized Embeddings | Create Contextualized Embeddings (POST /v1/contextualizedembeddings). Generates document-aware embeddings where chunks from the same document share context. Unlike standard embeddings, these recognize sequential relationships within documents, improving retrieval quality. Models: pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6b (1024 dims) and pplx-embed-context-v1-4b (2560 dims). Both support Matryoshka dimension reduction and INT8/binary quantization. |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_CREATE_EMBEDDINGS` | CreateEmbeddings | Generate vector embeddings for independent texts (queries, sentences, documents). This action takes one or more input texts and generates vector embeddings using Perplexity AI's embedding models. Embeddings are useful for semantic search, similarity matching, and machine learning downstream tasks. Supported models: - pplx-embed-v1-0.6b: Smaller, faster model (1024 dimensions) - pplx-embed-v1-4b: Larger, more accurate model (2560 dimensions) The output embeddings are base64-encoded for efficient transmission. Use the dimensions parameter to reduce embedding size for faster processing when full precision is not required (Matryoshka representation). |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_EXECUTE_AGENT` | Execute Agent | Create Agent Response (POST /v1/agent). Orchestrates multi-step agentic workflows with built-in tools (web search, URL fetching, function calling), reasoning, and multi-model support. Streaming is not supported by this action. At least one of 'model', 'models', or 'preset' must be provided. Available presets: 'fast-search', 'pro-search', 'deep-research'. The 'deep-research' preset generates very long responses (10K-100K+ words) with exhaustive multi-source analysis. Available models include Perplexity Sonar, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and NVIDIA models at direct provider rates. Use the List Models action to see available model identifiers. |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_GET_ASYNC_CHAT_COMPLETION` | Get Async Chat Completion | Get Async Chat Completion (GET /v1/async/sonar/{id}). Retrieves the result of an asynchronous chat completion request by its ID. Use this to poll for the result after creating an async job. The response includes the status and, when completed, the full completion. |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_LIST_ASYNC_CHAT_COMPLETIONS` | List Async Chat Completions | List Async Chat Completions (GET /v1/async/sonar). Retrieves a list of all asynchronous chat completion requests for the authenticated user. Use this to see the status of all your pending, completed, and failed async jobs. |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_LIST_MODELS` | List Models | List Models (GET /v1/models). Lists models available for the Agent API. Returns model identifiers that can be used with the Agent endpoint. The response follows the OpenAI List Models format for compatibility. This is a public endpoint that does not require authentication. |
| `PERPLEXITYAI_SEARCH` | Perplexity Search (Raw Results) | Search the Web (POST /search). Returns raw, ranked web search results directly from Perplexity's index without LLM processing. Faster and cheaper than chat completions when you need raw results. Supports filtering by domain, date, language, country, and recency. Max 20 results per request. Important: search_recency_filter and date filters (search_after_date_filter, search_before_date_filter, last_updated_after_filter, last_updated_before_filter) are mutually exclusive. Use one or the other, not both. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

Once connected, Grok Build can access the Perplexityai MCP server via Composio to run the app actions you authorize, directly from your terminal.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## How to build Perplexityai MCP Agent with another framework

- [ChatGPT Work](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/chatgpt)
- [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/antigravity)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/codex)
- [Kimi Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/kimi)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai/framework/crew-ai)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the difference between the Composio Tool Router and a standalone Perplexityai MCP server?

A standalone Perplexityai MCP server gives Grok Build a fixed set of Perplexityai tools tied to that one server. The Composio Tool Router lets Grok Build load tools from Perplexityai and many other apps on demand, based on the task, all through a single endpoint.

### Does Grok Build support MCP?

Yes. Grok Build ships with native MCP support. Add a server with the grok mcp add command, from the in-session /mcps modal, or by editing ~/.grok/config.toml. It also reads Claude Code-style .mcp.json files, so Grok Build discovers the tools automatically.

### Can I reuse the same MCP config I already use with Claude Code?

Yes. Grok Build has zero-migration compatibility with Claude Code's configuration, so the same Composio server entry works in both without edits.

### How safe is my Perplexityai data with Composio?

Tokens, keys, and configuration are encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, so your Perplexityai data and credentials are handled to that standard.

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