Perplexity Agent

Search the web using the Perplexity Agent API. Provides real-time information, news, and grounded answers with citations. Use when the user asks for: (1) Current events or news, (2) Information retrieval from the web, (3) Real-time data search, (4) In-depth research using web results.

Perplexity Agent Search

Use the Perplexity Agent API to perform real-time web searches and get grounded answers.

Workflow

To perform a web search:

1. Identify the user's research or search query.
2. Execute the scripts/search.py script with the query.
3. Present the answer from the JSON response to the user.

Example

To search for "latest AI developments": python3 scripts/search.py "What are the latest developments in AI?"

Important

• Requires PERPLEXITY_API_KEY to be set in the environment.
• Uses the pro-search preset for high-quality, researched results.
• Returns a JSON object with success, answer, and the model used.