High-risk tools in Perplexity MCP Server
2 of the 12 tools in Perplexity MCP Server are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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agentExecutePerplexity Agent API: an agentic loop that can call built-in tools (web_search, fetch_url, people_search, finance_search, sandbox/code-execution) and run third-party models. Use...
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async_researchExecuteSubmit and poll long-running asynchronous deep-research jobs (sonar-deep-research). Use this instead of
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.