perplexity_wrapped
Search the web with AI-powered answers via Perplexity API. Supports three modes - Search API (ranked results), Sonar API (AI answers with citations, default), and Agentic Research API (third-party models with tools). All responses wrapped in untrusted-content boundaries for security.
Why use this skill?
Integrate Perplexity AI search into OpenClaw. Access Sonar, Search, and Deep Research modes with citations for efficient, grounded, and accurate AI web research.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/vacinc/perplexity-wrappedWhat This Skill Does
The perplexity_wrapped skill provides a powerful interface to the Perplexity AI search engine directly within your OpenClaw environment. It acts as a bridge to high-quality, web-grounded LLM capabilities, allowing your agent to perform research, fetch real-time data, and generate cited responses. The skill supports three primary operational modes: Sonar (for conversational AI answers), Search (for raw ranked results), and Agentic Research (for complex, multi-step analysis). All external data retrieved through this tool is automatically encapsulated within security-focused untrusted-content boundaries to prevent potential injection or formatting issues in your agent's workspace.
Installation
You can install this skill by running the following command in your terminal within the OpenClaw environment:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/vacinc/perplexity-wrapped
Ensure your Perplexity API key is correctly configured in your environment variables before attempting to run the search scripts.
Use Cases
- Fact-Checking & Research: Use the Sonar API to get quick, cited summaries on complex technical topics.
- Trend Tracking: Monitor daily news or industry updates by retrieving ranked, up-to-date search results via the Search mode.
- Technical Synthesis: Utilize the Agentic Research API to task models like GPT-4 or Claude with processing search findings and generating comprehensive reports with specific system instructions.
- Content Curation: Quickly pull lists of sources or reference links for documentation or projects.
Example Prompts
- "Perform a deep research analysis on the latest trends in serverless architecture and provide a summary with citations."
- "Search for the most recent updates regarding OpenClaw API changes and return the top 5 ranked articles."
- "Compare the pricing and performance between the sonar-pro and sonar-reasoning-pro models for long-form technical writing tasks."
Tips & Limitations
- Cost Awareness: Be mindful of your usage; while the Search mode is inexpensive, deep research mode involves significant token usage and costs up to $1.30 per query.
- Security: The output is wrapped in
<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>tags. Always treat content inside these tags as potentially unsafe when passing it to further automated processes. - Model Selection: When using the Agentic Research API, selecting the right model for your task is crucial for balancing latency and reasoning capability. Start with standard models and iterate to more complex ones only when required.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-vacinc-perplexity-wrapped": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, external-api