What models are available within the Perplexity skill?

It supports the sonar, sonar-pro, sonar-reasoning-pro, and sonar-deep-research models, catering to different levels of complexity and cost.

Can I filter search results to specific domains?

Yes, the skill allows you to include or exclude specific domains like github.com or arxiv.org to ensure search results come from trusted sources.

Do I need a Perplexity API key to use this skill?

Yes, you must have a Perplexity account and generate an API key from their settings page to enable the PERPLEXITY_API_KEY environment variable.

What is the Perplexity Claude Code skill?

It is a specialized capability that allows Claude to access the Perplexity AI API for real-time web searches and cited information during coding tasks.

How does citation work in this skill?

Every response generated through the Perplexity skill includes numbered citations that map to a provided list of URLs, allowing for easy verification.

Perplexity Search & Research

Name: Perplexity Search & Research
Author: vm0-ai

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Data Science & ML

Integrates real-time, AI-powered web search and multi-source synthesis with verified citations directly into the Claude terminal.

About

This skill integrates Perplexity AI into the Claude Code environment, enabling developers to conduct real-time research, verify facts, and synthesize information from across the web. It supports advanced filtering by domain and date, academic-specific searches, and deep research modes for complex report generation. By providing cited sources alongside AI-generated answers, it ensures that developers can access up-to-date documentation, track the latest market trends, or troubleshoot issues using current web data that exists beyond the model's training cutoff.

Key Features

Time-based result filtering by day, week, month, or year
Support for multiple models including sonar, sonar-pro, and reasoning-pro
Domain-specific filtering (include/exclude) for targeted research
18 GitHub stars
Specialized search modes including Academic and Deep Research
Real-time web search with verified source citations

Use Cases

Researching the latest API documentation or software releases that post-date the model's training data.
Generating comprehensive technical reports using multi-source synthesis and verified web citations.
Performing market analysis or academic research for technical project planning and architecture.

About

Key Features

Time-based result filtering by day, week, month, or year
Support for multiple models including sonar, sonar-pro, and reasoning-pro
Domain-specific filtering (include/exclude) for targeted research
18 GitHub stars
Specialized search modes including Academic and Deep Research
Real-time web search with verified source citations

Use Cases

Researching the latest API documentation or software releases that post-date the model's training data.
Generating comprehensive technical reports using multi-source synthesis and verified web citations.
Performing market analysis or academic research for technical project planning and architecture.