perplexity-search skill

by parcadei·parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3·3.9k stars·MIT

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

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Install the perplexity-search skill

A skill is a folder. Copy it into your agent's skills folder and the agent loads it when the task matches its description.

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.git /tmp/Continuous-Claude-v3
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/Continuous-Claude-v3/.claude/skills/perplexity-search ~/.claude/skills/perplexity-search

available in every project

In the Claude apps, zip the folder and upload it from the Skills settings. The folder on GitHub

The instructions your agent would load

SKILL.md as published, without the frontmatter. Read it on GitHub

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)

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

Search-specific options

Mode Selection Guide

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 PERPLEXITYAPIKEY in environment or ~/.claude/.env.

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