Use Perplexity API for web-grounded AI search and research. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

No licenceAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Perplexity 3

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill perplexity-3 -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills perplexity-3 --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/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/perplexity-3 .claude/skills/perplexity-3 && 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/

Facts

Skill name
perplexity-3
GitHub stars
663
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
539 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
353
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Use Perplexity API for web-grounded AI search and research. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • User needs up-to-date information
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use Perplexity vs.…, Model Selection Guide and Quick Start, plus 9 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls apt; needs PERPLEXITY_API_KEY
  • Multi-step reasoning with web citations

What it does

Perplexity 3 is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Use Perplexity API for web-grounded AI search and research. Use when user needs up-to-date information, multi-step reasoning with web citations, exhaustive research with source references, factual queries with current events, or competitive analysis. Default when user mentions Perplexity, needs current information, or requires source citations.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `package.json` and `scripts/perplexity_search.sh`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search, Competitor analysis and Citation management. It works with Perplexity. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • User needs up-to-date information
  • Multi-step reasoning with web citations
  • Exhaustive research with source references
  • Factual queries with current events

Example prompts

  • “/perplexity-3”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A Bash shell
  • A credential in PERPLEXITY_API_KEY

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • apt

    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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • PERPLEXITY_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Perplexity 3 loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 90 tokens; SKILL.md has 539 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~90
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 539 words (~1,553 tokens).

“This skill provides access to the Perplexity API for web-grounded AI search and research. It combines the power of large language models with real-time web search, providing accurate, up-to-date answers with source citations.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
perplexity-3

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/perplexity-3 of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • package.json
  • scripts/perplexity_search.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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Questions about Perplexity 3

What does Perplexity 3 do?

Use Perplexity API for web-grounded AI search and research. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Perplexity 3 is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Use Perplexity API for web-grounded AI search and research.

When should I use Perplexity 3?

Perplexity 3 fits situations like: user needs up-to-date information; multi-step reasoning with web citations; exhaustive research with source references; factual queries with current events.

How do I install Perplexity 3 in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill perplexity-3 -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/perplexity-3 in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/perplexity-3 in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Perplexity 3 in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill perplexity-3 -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/perplexity-3 in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/perplexity-3 in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Perplexity 3 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill perplexity-3 -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-3, .gemini/skills/perplexity-3, .github/skills/perplexity-3 and .opencode/skills/perplexity-3 in your project.

What does Perplexity 3 need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Perplexity 3 needs a shell for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (apt) and credentials named PERPLEXITY_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell; A credential in PERPLEXITY_API_KEY.

Does Perplexity 3 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 3 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Perplexity 3 use?

No licence was found for Perplexity 3 or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Perplexity 3 use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k 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 3?

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Who maintains Perplexity 3?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 353 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.