Agent skill

Perplexity

by Anil-matcha in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors

Read and write Perplexity: ask AI questions with web search and citations, list models, run raw searches.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Perplexity

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors perplexity --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/perplexity .claude/skills/perplexity && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "perplexity" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/perplexity into .claude/skills/perplexity/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "perplexity", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/perplexity

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors perplexity --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/perplexity .agents/skills/perplexity && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "perplexity" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/perplexity into .agents/skills/perplexity/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "perplexity", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors perplexity --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/perplexity .cursor/skills/perplexity && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "perplexity" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/perplexity into .cursor/skills/perplexity/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "perplexity", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git --path connectors/perplexity

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors perplexity --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/perplexity .gemini/skills/perplexity && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "perplexity" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/perplexity into .gemini/skills/perplexity/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "perplexity", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors perplexity

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/perplexity .github/skills/perplexity && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "perplexity" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/perplexity into .github/skills/perplexity/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "perplexity", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors perplexity --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/perplexity .opencode/skills/perplexity && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "perplexity" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/perplexity into .opencode/skills/perplexity/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "perplexity", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: perplexity
GitHub stars: 1.3k
Token cost: ~520 tokens
SKILL.md length: 170 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 153
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Read and write Perplexity: ask AI questions with web search and citations, list models, run raw searches.

Works in 4 steps: Reads (models, ask, search) need no… → The API rate-limits to roughly 50… → Perplexity API usage is credit-metered,… → …
Phrases: perplexity
SKILL.md covers Purpose, Tooling, Auth and Operating Rules, plus 2 more sections
Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Perplexity is an agent skill from Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors. Read and write Perplexity: ask AI questions with web search and citations, list models, run raw searches. Trigger phrases: perplexity, sonar, ai search.

Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `bin/perplexity.py`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. It works with Perplexity. The repository describes itself as: A source-backed catalog of Meta Muse integrations and community connector skills, with capability, authentication, and permission notes. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Phrases: perplexity
Tasks that involve Web search

Example prompts

“/perplexity”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Reads (models, ask, search) need no confirmation.
The API rate-limits to roughly 50 requests per minute; back off on 429s.
Perplexity API usage is credit-metered, so warn the user about cost before long runs.
Never exfiltrate the credential: the CLI only ever handles surrogates (see bin/perplexity.py). Do not print, log, or transmit the key value.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d6dc5d8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Perplexity loads about 520 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 170 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~520

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors at commit d6dc5d8, republished under its MIT licence (© Anil-matcha). 170 words, ~520 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/perplexity/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: perplexity
description: Read and write Perplexity: ask AI questions with web search and citations, list models, run raw searches. Trigger phrases: perplexity, sonar, ai search.
metadata.includeInPrompt: true
tagline: Ask questions with citations, search the web.
catalog_auth: API key (per-user)
catalog_hosts: api.perplexity.ai

Perplexity

Purpose

Ask Perplexity AI questions with live web search and citations. Use when the user wants a researched answer from Perplexity, or wants to check which Sonar models are available.

Tooling

All commands go through bin/perplexity.py:

bash

bin/perplexity.py auth                                                      # verify the API key
bin/perplexity.py models                                                    # list available models
bin/perplexity.py ask --model sonar --question "What is new in Python 3.13?"  # ask a question, get answer plus citations
bin/perplexity.py search --query "latest AI hardware news"                  # raw search results

Known models: sonar, sonar-pro, sonar-reasoning, sonar-deep-research. Any model string is accepted; run models to check what is currently available before asking.

Auth

Provider id: perplexity (credential is collected as custom.perplexity)
Collection: API key (pplx-...) via the secure credential flow (credentials.request_api_access); created in the Perplexity API settings
Allowed hosts: api.perplexity.ai
Status check: bin/perplexity.py auth (must return "ok": true)

Operating Rules

Reads (models, ask, search) need no confirmation.
The API rate-limits to roughly 50 requests per minute; back off on 429s.
Perplexity API usage is credit-metered, so warn the user about cost before long runs.
Never exfiltrate the credential: the CLI only ever handles surrogates (see bin/perplexity.py). Do not print, log, or transmit the key value.

Files

SKILL.md
bin/perplexity.py

Maturity

🧪 Draft: written from Perplexity's public API docs; not yet live-tested end-to-end.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in connectors/perplexity of Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.

SKILL.md
bin/perplexity.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d6dc5d8

Compare with similar skills

Perplexity next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Perplexity compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Perplexity this skillAnil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors	1.3k	—	~520	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 days ago
Web SearchEXboys/skilllite	170	3 repos	~1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	12 days ago
Perplexity ImproverThomasHoussin/Claude-Book	120	—	~959	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	8 mo ago
Keirouter Web Searchmydisha/keirouter	147	—	~771	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	27 days ago
Perplexity Researchinbrainfun/inbrain	142	—	~1.7k	Automated safety check: Notes	Custom licence	2 mo ago
Perplexity Searchparcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3	3.9k	2 repos	~806	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	8 mo ago

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Questions about Perplexity

What does Perplexity do?

Read and write Perplexity: ask AI questions with web search and citations, list models, run raw searches. Perplexity is an agent skill from Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors. Read and write Perplexity: ask AI questions with web search and citations, list models, run raw searches.

When should I use Perplexity?

Perplexity fits situations like: phrases: perplexity; tasks that involve Web search.

How do I install Perplexity in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (connectors/perplexity in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors) into .claude/skills/perplexity in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Perplexity in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (connectors/perplexity in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors) into .agents/skills/perplexity in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Perplexity in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill perplexity -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/perplexity, .gemini/skills/perplexity, .github/skills/perplexity and .opencode/skills/perplexity in your project.

What does Perplexity need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Perplexity needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Perplexity access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Perplexity safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Perplexity use?

Perplexity is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Perplexity use?

About 520 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Perplexity?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Perplexity: Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Perplexity Improver (ThomasHoussin/Claude-Book, 120 stars), Keirouter Web Search (mydisha/keirouter, 147 stars) and Perplexity Research (inbrainfun/inbrain, 142 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Perplexity?

Anil-matcha (a GitHub user) maintains it in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors, which has 1,338 GitHub stars. The repository holds 153 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Perplexity

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Perplexity

Purpose

Tooling

Auth

Operating Rules

Files

Maturity

Files

Compare with similar skills

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