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perplexity — Claude Code skill: web search and research

This skill wires Perplexity into Claude: web search, conversational answers, and deep research through an agent. Handy when you need current information rather than library docs.

Install into Claude Code · claude-code-templates All methods and platforms ↓ 
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/perplexity
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What perplexity does

The skill tells the agent which tool to reach for. Plain lookups go to mcp__perplexity__perplexity_search, explanations grounded in the web go to mcp__perplexity__perplexity_ask, and deep dives go to the /research <topic> agent. The mcp__perplexity__perplexity_research tool is off-limits here — the skill points you at the researcher agent instead.

Searches are meant to run tight: max_results: 3 and max_tokens_per_page: 512, since the defaults bloat context. Raise those only when the first pass came back empty or the topic genuinely needs several sources.

Scope is the real constraint. Library and framework docs belong to Context7 MCP, anything mentioning gt belongs to Graphite MCP, and questions about the current workspace belong to Nx MCP. Mix those up and your query hits the open web instead of exact docs — you will notice it in the answers. Running this requires the Perplexity MCP server with an API key configured.

What it helps with

  • find current best practices that local docs do not cover
  • get a conversational explanation backed by web sources
  • run a multi-source deep dive on a topic
  • route a query to the web instead of framework documentation
  • keep context small during web searches

Example prompts for the agent

  • find recent articles on postgres migrations
  • explain how postgres advisory locks work
  • run /research on microservices trade-offs

How to install perplexity

1claude-code-templates

npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/perplexity

2Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill perplexity -a claude-code

3Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/perplexity/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/perplexity/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about perplexity

How do I install perplexity in Claude?

Use the templates CLI: npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/perplexity. Alternatively run npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill perplexity -a claude-code. The skill file lands at ~/.claude/skills/perplexity/SKILL.md.

What does the perplexity skill do?

It spells out for the agent when to call each Perplexity tool: search, conversational answer, or deep research. It also separates web queries from documentation queries so the agent stops searching the web for framework docs.

How is perplexity different from Context7?

The skill puts Context7 first for library and framework documentation. Perplexity comes next and takes general queries: trends, tutorials, recent news. Workspace questions go to Nx MCP.

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