Perplexity Web Search
v1.5.0Web search and URL fetching via Perplexity Sonar Pro. Use when searching the web, looking up information, fetching URL content, or configuring web search set...
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OpenClaw
Benign
high confidencePurpose & Capability
The skill's name/description match its instructions: it delegates web search to Perplexity (sonar/sonar-pro) and fetches URL content locally. Minor mismatch: registry metadata lists no required environment variables, but SKILL.md clearly instructs operators to supply PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (or configure it in OpenClaw), which is expected for the functionality.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md stays on purpose: it explains web_search and web_fetch parameters, where queries are sent (https://api.perplexity.ai), and states fetched page contents are processed locally. It does not instruct the agent to read unrelated files or arbitrary env vars. It explicitly warns not to include secrets in searches.
Install Mechanism
This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files, so nothing is written to disk or downloaded by the skill itself — low install risk.
Credentials
The only external credential the skill reasonably needs is a Perplexity API key (PERPLEXITY_API_KEY or OpenClaw config). That is proportionate to its purpose. However, the registry's declared requirements list 'none', so the missing declared env var should be verified before install to avoid surprises.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill does not request always:true, does not install or persist code, and does not attempt to modify other skills or global config. Autonomous invocation is allowed (platform default) but not accompanied by additional privileges.
Assessment
This skill looks coherent for Perplexity-driven web search, but before installing: 1) Confirm you will provide a Perplexity API key (SKILL.md references PERPLEXITY_API_KEY even though registry lists none). 2) Remember search queries are sent to Perplexity — do not include secrets or private data. 3) Verify the cost/usage implications of sonar-pro or other models and Perplexity's data-retention policy. 4) Check the SKILL.md GitHub link (if you want source provenance) because the registry lists source as unknown. If you need stronger assurance, ask the publisher for an explicit declaration of required env vars and a pointer to the canonical source repository.Like a lobster shell, security has layers — review code before you run it.
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MIT-0
Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.