name: perplexity
description: AI-powered search engine with real-time answers.
category: ai

Perplexity Skill

AI-powered search engine with real-time answers.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/perplexity/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/perplexity ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set PERPLEXITY_API_KEY "your_api_key"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Search Answers: Get sourced responses
2. Pro Search: Deep research mode
3. Collections: Organize research
4. Focus Modes: Academic, writing, etc.
5. Follow-ups: Refine queries

Usage Examples

Quick Search

User: "Ask Perplexity about recent AI developments"
Assistant: Returns sourced answer

Pro Research

User: "Do a deep dive on climate technology"
Assistant: Runs comprehensive research

Academic Search

User: "Find academic sources on this topic"
Assistant: Returns scholarly citations

Follow Up

User: "Tell me more about that third source"
Assistant: Expands on specific result

Authentication Flow

1. API key authentication
2. Pro subscription for advanced
3. OAuth for integrations
4. Rate limits apply

Error Handling

Notes

• Real-time web search
• Source citations
• Pro Search depth
• Focus modes
• Collections
• API available