Tolstoy MCP Integration

Perplexity

Connect Perplexity to Tolstoy so market research, competitor reads, and product comparisons can move directly into ecommerce creative and shoppable placement planning.

Pro, Max, or Enterprise plan required
Open Perplexity connectors
Ecommerce workflows

What to do once Tolstoy is connected

Use your AI client for real Tolstoy actions: creative, widgets, media, and performance context.

Create product creative

Turn a launch brief or product page into product-image concepts, video ideas, and ad variants inside Tolstoy Studio.

Build from approved media

Find shoppable videos, product tags, and widget placements from Tolstoy Library before planning the next campaign.

Read performance context

Ask what is working across recent widgets and creative so the next test starts from evidence, not a blank prompt.

Set it up in 3 steps

1

Open Perplexity connectors

Open Perplexity -> Settings -> Connectors. Use research or agent mode when you want Perplexity to call Tolstoy and move the research into an ecommerce action.

2

Add Tolstoy

Click + Custom connector. Choose Remote transport. Name the connector Tolstoy, choose OAuth if the client asks for an auth method, and paste this URL:

https://apilb.gotolstoy.com/mcp/v1/mcp
3

Move from research to action

Use Perplexity on a real launch, PDP update, or creative test. The strongest prompts include the product, channel, and the decision your team needs to make.

Try: "Research this product category, then use Tolstoy to recommend approved videos, a PDP widget angle, and three creative tests for the next campaign."

Heads up

Why use Tolstoy MCP with Perplexity?

Perplexity is useful when a brief starts with research. Tolstoy MCP gives the research a next step inside the ecommerce content workflow.

Use it for product positioning, competitor research, shopping trend reads, launch planning, and creative tests that need market context plus Tolstoy assets.

FAQ

What can Perplexity do with Tolstoy MCP?

Tolstoy MCP lets Perplexity work with approved Tolstoy context, including product videos, media-library assets, shoppable placements, campaign creative, and performance context where those tools are enabled.

Is this only for Shopify brands?

Tolstoy is built for ecommerce teams. Shopify product data, media, widgets, and commerce workflows stay connected through Tolstoy while MCP gives AI clients a way to use that approved context.

What should I ask first?

Start with a real campaign, product launch, PDP update, or creative test. Ask Perplexity to use Tolstoy to find relevant media, plan a shoppable placement, or turn the brief into assets your team can review.

For the broader strategy, read MCP for Ecommerce: Why Shopify Brands Need It Now.

Ready to connect Tolstoy?

Tolstoy gives your AI client the product creative, shoppable media, and analytics context it needs to run ecommerce work. Start a workspace in two minutes.

Start a Tolstoy workspace