How to integrate data into Perplexity with Windsor MCP

Windsor MCP automatically links data from 325+ sources to Perplexity, turning your raw business metrics into a structured dataset that you can converse with and analyze using AI; no coding or manual uploads are required.

Follow this quick step-by-step guide to plug your data into Perplexity through Windsor MCP in minutes.

To use Windsor MCP with Perplexity, make sure you have the following:

• An active Windsor.ai account (free or paid plan) with at least one connected data source
• Perplexity Desktop app with a paid Pro account

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1. Install the Windsor MCP Proxy:

uv tool install mcp-proxy

2. Open the Perplexity desktop app.

3. Go to Settings → Connectors.

4. Click ‘Add connector‘ → Advanced.

5. Add server name (e.g., windsor-mcp).

6. Paste the config:

{
  "command": "mcp-proxy",
  "args": [
   "https://mcp.windsor.ai/",
   "--transport=streamablehttp"
  ],
  "env": {
   "API_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-windsor-api-key>"
  }
}

7. Click ‘Save‘ to run the Windsor MCP connector in Perplexity. In the new chat, start asking any questions to generate AI insights from your marketing data.

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