# Send Perplexity Web Search to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "perplexity-web-search",
    "name": "Perplexity Web Search",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/aligurelli/perplexity-web-search",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/aligurelli/perplexity-web-search",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/perplexity-web-search",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=perplexity-web-search",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "perplexity-web-search",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-07T01:58:32.165Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-14T01:58:32.165Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=perplexity-web-search",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=perplexity-web-search",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"perplexity-web-search-1.5.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "perplexity-web-search"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/perplexity-web-search"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/perplexity-web-search",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Web Search Skill

Web search via Perplexity (default: sonar) and URL content fetching. Sonar-pro is optional for deeper analysis.

### Credentials

This skill uses the Perplexity key configured in your OpenClaw setup. No shared or third-party keys are used.

If your environment is not already configured, set PERPLEXITY_API_KEY or configure the key in OpenClaw config.

Recommended default (cost-effective):

{
  tools: {
    web: {
      search: {
        provider: "perplexity",
        perplexity: {
          apiKey: "<your-perplexity-api-key>",
          baseUrl: "https://api.perplexity.ai",
          model: "sonar"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Optional deep mode (higher quality, higher cost):

{
  tools: {
    web: {
      search: {
        perplexity: {
          model: "sonar-pro"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Use sonar-pro only when you explicitly need deeper analysis.

Get your API key at: https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api

### Data Handling

All search queries are sent to Perplexity's API (https://api.perplexity.ai)
web_fetch fetched page contents are processed locally by OpenClaw (not sent to Perplexity)
This instruction-only skill does not persist data by itself; query handling/retention is governed by OpenClaw + Perplexity policies
Search queries are sent to Perplexity; do not include secrets or private data in queries
Your own Perplexity API key and account terms apply

### web_search

Search the web. Returns AI-synthesized answers with citations.

Parameters:

query (required) — search query
count (1-10) — number of results
country — 2-letter code: TR, US, DE, ALL
search_lang — result language: tr, en, de, fr
freshness — time filter: pd (day), pw (week), pm (month), py (year)

### Including Social Platform Results

For market research or user feedback queries, add social platform names naturally to the query. This makes Perplexity include results from Reddit, Twitter, Quora etc. alongside normal web results — no filtering, no restriction, just broader coverage.

web_search(query="cell tower finder app complaints features users want reddit twitter quora")

Perplexity will pull from both regular websites AND social platforms in one search.

For cases where you ONLY want a specific platform, use site: operator:

web_search(query="site:reddit.com best stud finder app")

Examples:

web_search(query="latest Flutter updates", freshness="pw")
web_search(query="İstanbul hava durumu", country="TR", search_lang="tr")
web_search(query="AI news", count=5, freshness="pd")
web_search(query="GLP-1 tracker app wish features complaints reddit twitter quora")

### web_fetch

Fetch URL content as markdown/text. No JS execution. Content is extracted locally.

Parameters:

url (required) — HTTP/HTTPS URL
extractMode — markdown (default) or text
maxChars — truncation limit

### Perplexity Models (User Choice)

sonar (default) — fast Q&A + web search, cost-effective
sonar-pro — multi-step reasoning + web search (use when deeper analysis is needed)
sonar-reasoning-pro — deep chain-of-thought research (expensive, use sparingly)

Set the model in config based on your budget/quality preference.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: aligurelli
- Version: 1.5.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-07T01:58:32.165Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-14T01:58:32.165Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/perplexity-web-search/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/perplexity-web-search)