How do I connect Perplexity to my Mac apps?

Install LMCP on your Mac, make sure web access is ON in the menu-bar app (it is on after installation), click Copy URL, then add a custom MCP connector in Perplexity, paste that URL as the Server URL and approve the connection in the dialog that opens on your Mac. Perplexity then reaches Mail, Calendar, Teams, OneDrive and 201+ Mac tools — all running locally.

Which Perplexity plan do I need to add a custom MCP connector?

Custom remote MCP connectors in Perplexity require Pro, Max or Enterprise. On other plans the option to add one does not appear at all, which is the usual reason people cannot find it. Comet does not support custom connectors either; use the web or desktop app. LMCP needs no API keys.

Connect Perplexity to Mail, Calendar & Teams on Mac

What This Lets You Do

Perplexity runs in the cloud, but your email, calendar, and Teams chats live on your Mac. With LMCP plus the Cloud Relay, Perplexity can call tools that run directly on your Mac through the Model Context Protocol. Ask it:

“Summarize my unread emails from this week”
“What’s on my calendar tomorrow?”
“Find the Teams message where Marco mentioned the API migration”
“Draft a reply to Sarah’s email about the budget”

Perplexity sends the request to the LMCP backend, the backend forwards it through an encrypted WebSocket tunnel to your Mac, your Mac runs the tool, and the result comes back — usually in under 2 seconds.

Privacy Story

Cloud Data Forwarding is on after installation, and you can turn it off from the LMCP menu bar at any time. When it is off, the connector's tools/list advertises only setup_install — data tools are not listed. Perplexity only uses the relay after you connect it and approve the connection on your Mac. When forwarding is on, requested data still comes from your Mac: the relay forwards the request, your Mac executes the tool locally, and the requested result returns through the relay to Perplexity. Perplexity can receive and process that result under its applicable data policy.

How to Connect Perplexity to Your Mac

Connect Perplexity to your Mac

Perplexity → Settings → Connectors

Custom remote connectors need a paid plan — Pro, Max or Enterprise. On the free plan the option does not exist at all, which is why the connector settings show only Perplexity’s own catalog. Comet does not support custom connectors either: use the web or desktop app.

1
Install LMCP on your Mac
Download LMCP from local-mcp.com and run the installer — it installs LMCP to Applications and auto-configures your AI clients in ~30 seconds.
2
Turn on web access and copy your Connection URL
Click the LMCP icon in your menu bar and find Your web AI · Cloud Relay. Make sure web access is ON (it is on after installation unless you turned it off), then open your assistant’s panel and click Copy URL.
The URL is — it carries no token and is the same for everyone; every step below that says “the URL you copied” means this one. Access is granted by approving the connection on your Mac, not by the URL.
3
Open Perplexity’s connector settings
Go to Settings → Connectors (or Integrations) and add a new custom MCP connector. If you don’t see the option, you’re on the free plan — it’s Pro/Max/Enterprise only.
4
Add the connector
Set Name: and paste (the same for everyone, with no token) as the Server URL, then save. Saving only registers the connector: approve the connection in the dialog that opens on your Mac.
5
Enable it in a chat
Start a new thread, enable the LMCP connector, and ask: “What’s on my calendar today?”

Steps verified 2026-07-14. Local tools run on your device; selected AI providers and connectors receive requested content. Review each tool’s permissions and approval behavior.

Perplexity’s MCP connector UI is new and the exact menu may vary by version; what matters is the server URL https://www.local-mcp.com/mcp and approving the connection in the dialog that opens on your Mac.

Try It

Start a new thread in Perplexity and ask:

“List my email accounts”
“What meetings do I have today?”
“Search my emails for ‘invoice’ this month”

Perplexity routes the request through the Cloud Relay to your Mac, which runs the tool and returns the result.

What Tools Are Available?

Mail (Mail.app + Outlook): list, read, search, send, reply, move, save attachments
Calendar & Reminders: list, create, delete, complete
Contacts: search, list, get details
Microsoft Teams & Slack: list chats, read messages, channel messages
OneDrive: list, read, write, move, delete, search files
Notes, Messages, OmniFocus: list, search, create, complete
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF: read and create
Finder: search files (Spotlight), list folders

FAQ

Does Perplexity support MCP connectors?

Yes — Perplexity ships an MCP client (it connects to remote MCP servers like LMCP). LMCP exposes a standard MCP server at https://www.local-mcp.com/mcp, so you add it as a custom connector and approve the connection on your Mac.

Does my data go to Perplexity’s servers or LMCP’s?

LMCP executes the tool locally on your Mac. The requested result returns through the relay to Perplexity, which can receive and process it under its applicable data policy. Cloud Data Forwarding is on after installation, and you can turn it off from the menu bar at any time.

Do I need an API key, and which Perplexity plan?

No API keys — the connector is authorized when you approve the connection on your Mac.

In Perplexity, custom remote MCP connectors require Pro, Max or Enterprise. On other plans the option to add one simply doesn’t appear, which is the usual reason people can’t find it. That’s Perplexity’s requirement, not ours; Claude.ai asks for Pro or Max too.