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perplexity-search

AI-powered web search, research, and reasoning via Perplexity

INSTALLATION
npx skills add https://github.com/parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 --skill perplexity-search
Run in your project or agent environment. Adjust flags if your CLI version differs.

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Perplexity AI Search

Web search with AI-powered answers, deep research, and chain-of-thought reasoning.

When to Use

  • Direct web search for ranked results (no AI synthesis)
  • AI-synthesized research with citations
  • Chain-of-thought reasoning for complex decisions
  • Deep comprehensive research on topics

Models (2025)

Model

Purpose

sonar

Lightweight search with grounding

sonar-pro

Advanced search for complex queries

sonar-reasoning-pro

Chain of thought reasoning

sonar-deep-research

Expert-level exhaustive research

Usage

Quick question (AI answer)

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --ask "What is the latest version of Python?"

Direct web search (ranked results, no AI)

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --search "SQLite graph database patterns" \

    --max-results 5 \

    --recency week

AI-synthesized research

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --research "compare FastAPI vs Django for microservices"

Chain-of-thought reasoning

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --reason "should I use Neo4j or SQLite for small graph under 10k nodes?"

Deep comprehensive research

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --deep "state of AI agent observability 2025"

Parameters

Parameter

Description

--ask

Quick question with AI answer (sonar)

--search

Direct web search - ranked results without AI synthesis

--research

AI-synthesized research (sonar-pro)

--reason

Chain-of-thought reasoning (sonar-reasoning-pro)

--deep

Deep comprehensive research (sonar-deep-research)

Search-specific options

Parameter

Description

--max-results N

Number of results (1-20, default: 10)

--recency

Filter: day, week, month, year

--domains

Limit to specific domains

Mode Selection Guide

Need

Use

Why

Quick fact

--ask

Fast, lightweight

Find sources

--search

Raw results, no AI overhead

Synthesized answer

--research

AI combines multiple sources

Complex decision

--reason

Chain-of-thought analysis

Comprehensive report

--deep

Exhaustive multi-source research

Examples

# Find recent sources on a topic

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --search "OpenTelemetry AI agent tracing" \

    --recency month --max-results 5

# Get AI synthesis

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --research "best practices for AI agent logging 2025"

# Make a decision

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --reason "microservices vs monolith for startup MVP"

# Deep dive

uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \

    --deep "comprehensive guide to building feedback loops for autonomous agents"

API Key Required

Requires PERPLEXITY_API_KEY in environment or ~/.claude/.env.

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