Web search and research using Perplexity AI. Use when user says "search", "find", "look up", "ask", "research", or "what's the latest" for generic queries. NOT for library/framework docs (use Context7
The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.
Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.
npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit --skill perplexity -a cursor -y
Web search and research using Perplexity AI. Use when user says "search", "find", "look up", "ask", "research", or "what's the latest" for generic queries. NOT for library/framework docs (use Context7) or workspace questions.
Web search and research using Perplexity AI. Use when user says "search", "find", "look up", "ask", "research", or "what's the latest" for generic queries. NOT for library/framework docs (use Context7) or workspace questions.
Use ONLY when user says "search", "find", "look up", "ask", "research", or "what's the latest" for generic queries. NOT for library/framework docs (use Context7), gt CLI (use Graphite MCP), or workspace questions (use Nx MCP).
Which Perplexity tool?
/research <topic>)NOT Perplexity - use these instead:
gt CLI → Graphite MCPWhen to use:
Default parameters (ALWAYS USE):
mcp__perplexity__perplexity_search({
query: "your search query",
max_results: 3, // Default is 10 - too many!
max_tokens_per_page: 512 // Reduce per-result content
})
When to increase limits: Only if:
// Increased limits (use sparingly)
mcp__perplexity__perplexity_search({
query: "complex topic",
max_results: 5,
max_tokens_per_page: 1024
})
When to use:
Usage:
mcp__perplexity__perplexity_ask({
messages: [
{
role: "user",
content: "Explain how postgres advisory locks work"
}
]
})
NOT for:
NEVER use: mcp__perplexity__perplexity_research
Use instead: Researcher agent (/research <topic>)
Priority order:
gt CLI mention✅ CORRECT - Use Perplexity Search:
✅ CORRECT - Use Perplexity Ask:
❌ WRONG - Use Context7 instead:
❌ WRONG - Use Graphite MCP instead:
❌ WRONG - Use Nx MCP instead: