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Secure Your Data With Perplexity

Perplexity's built-in connectors hand it broad access to Gmail, Outlook, Drive, and Calendar. Add PortEden as a custom MCP connector and Perplexity reads the same sources with PII redaction, least-privilege scope, and a full audit log, never raw account access.

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Add as a custom MCP connector · Pro, Max, or Enterprise · Free to start

Works With What You Already Use
Gmail
Gmail
Outlook
Outlook
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Google Drive
Google Drive
Google Docs
Google Docs
OneDrive
OneDrive
SharePoint
SharePoint
Teams
Teams
Slack
Slack
Notion
Notion
Asana
Asana
Monday
Monday
Linear
Linear
Jira
Jira
Confluence
Confluence
Entra ID
Entra ID
Better Together

What Perplexity's Native Connectors Hand Over

  • Perplexity's Gmail, Outlook, Calendar, and Drive connectors authorize broad access to the account. Once connected, the assistant can search the whole mailbox and, for Gmail and Calendar, send mail and create invites. Nothing is redacted before that content reaches the model.
  • Native connectors are all-or-nothing per account. You cannot scope Perplexity to one label, one folder, or one set of contacts, and you cannot stop a sensitive thread (SSNs, card numbers, client names) from being pulled into a conversation.
  • There is no per-call audit trail you control. You get Perplexity's product, not an exportable log of which message or file the assistant opened, when, and what came back.
  • Custom remote MCP connectors, added for Pro, Max, and Enterprise in March 2026, let you point Perplexity at your own server instead. That is the opening PortEden uses: one connector that enforces scope, redaction, and audit on every call.
Perplexity custom connectors (changelog, March 2026)
Capability Matrix

Perplexity With PortEden: What You Get

PII redaction before the model reads the data
50+ identifier types stripped or tokenized at the boundary
PerplexityNo
+ PortEdenYes
Per-label, per-folder, per-contact scope
PerplexityNo
+ PortEdenYes
Read-only enforcement, no silent send or invite
Native Gmail and Calendar connectors can send and create
PerplexityPartial
+ PortEdenYes
Exportable, per-call audit log
PerplexityNo
+ PortEdenYes
No raw OAuth token held by the AI vendor
The Google or Microsoft token stays inside PortEden; Perplexity calls a scoped MCP endpoint
PerplexityNo
+ PortEdenYes
One connector across Gmail, Outlook, Drive, and Calendar
PerplexityPartial
+ PortEdenYes
Revoke access without touching your sign-in
PerplexityPartial
+ PortEdenYes
Same firewall behind every other AI you use
Identical redaction, scope, and audit for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
PerplexityN/A
+ PortEdenYes
MCP Connector Coverage

One Custom Connector, Same Firewall as Claude and ChatGPT

Connection: Custom remote MCP connector (Account Settings, Connectors, Custom, Remote)

Email (Gmail + Outlook)

Perplexity searches and reads mail through PortEden's email tools. PII is redacted at the boundary; send and reply stay scoped or off.

Google Calendar

Events and free/busy with attendee redaction. Create and update stay scoped to what the token allows.

Google Drive + Docs

File search and read with file-level rules. Downloads return links, never raw bytes.

Slack + Notion

Reach the same workspaces through PortEden's MCP servers, with the same redaction and audit.

Tooling Notes
  • Perplexity added custom remote MCP connectors for Pro, Max, and Enterprise in March 2026. You register an HTTPS MCP server URL and authenticate with OAuth or an API key.
  • PortEden exposes exactly that: remote MCP endpoints (mcp.porteden.com/email, /calendar, /drive) you add as a custom connector.
  • Each connector is scoped to a PortEden token, so you decide which mailbox, folder, or drive Perplexity can reach.
  • Every call is redacted and logged. Perplexity sees minimized JSON, never the raw payload.
  • Custom MCP connectors are documented on the Perplexity web app and require a paid plan. Support inside the Comet browser is not confirmed, so we do not claim it.

Add PortEden to Perplexity in Three Steps

1

Connect a source in PortEden

Sign in to PortEden and connect Gmail, Outlook, Drive, or Calendar. PortEden holds the OAuth token and gives you a scoped MCP endpoint.

2

Add the custom connector

In Perplexity (Pro, Max, or Enterprise), open Account Settings, Connectors, Custom, Remote. Paste PortEden's HTTPS MCP URL and authenticate with OAuth or an API key.

3

Scope it and use it

Set the token's scope and redaction rules in PortEden, then ask Perplexity to work across your data. Every call is redacted and logged.

Read the MCP setup guide →
Perplexity + PortEden

Five-Minute Setup. Free While You Test.

Connect a data source, plug Perplexity into PortEden, and put Perplexity to work on the data your team actually needs to handle.

MCP setup guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Perplexity support custom MCP connectors?
Yes. Since March 2026, Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers can add a custom remote connector by entering an MCP server URL and authenticating with OAuth, an API key, or open auth. PortEden gives you that URL. The free tier does not support custom connectors.
Does Perplexity ever see my raw Google or Microsoft token?
No. The OAuth token lives inside PortEden. Perplexity calls a scoped PortEden MCP endpoint and gets back redacted, scoped results. The assistant never holds a provider credential it could leak or escalate.
How is this different from Perplexity's built-in Gmail and Drive connectors?
The native connectors authorize broad access to the whole account with no field-level redaction, no per-source scoping, and no per-call audit you control. PortEden sits in the custom-connector slot instead and adds all three. You can keep it read-only and limit it to a single label, folder, or drive.
Can I stop Perplexity from sending email or changing my calendar?
Yes. Keep the PortEden token read-only and the assistant can search and read but cannot send, reply, or create. Widen the scope deliberately once a workflow is proven.
What does PortEden see of my Perplexity activity?
Only the tool calls Perplexity makes through the firewall: the request, the access-rule decision, and the redacted result. PortEden does not see your Perplexity prompts, the model's answers, or anything that does not touch a PortEden tool.
Does this work in the Comet browser or only the web app?
Custom remote MCP connectors are documented on the Perplexity web app. We have not confirmed the same custom-connector support inside the Comet browser, so we do not claim it. Use the web app for the supported path.
How do I revoke access?
Remove the custom connector in Perplexity, or revoke the token and disconnect the source in PortEden. Revoking the PortEden token does not affect your own Google or Microsoft sign-in.
What does it cost?
PortEden is free to start. Perplexity's custom MCP connectors require a Pro, Max, or Enterprise plan on Perplexity's side. See pricing for PortEden's paid tiers.

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