perplexity-search

# Perplexity AI Search Web search with AI-powered answers, deep research, and chain-of-thought reasoning. ## When to Use - Direct web search for ranked results (no AI synthesis) - AI-synthesized research with citations - Chain-of-thought reasoning for complex decisions - Deep comprehensive research on topics ## Models (2025) | Model | Purpose | |-------|---------| | `sonar` | Lightweight search with grounding | | `sonar-pro` | Advanced search for complex queries | | `sonar-reasoning-pro` | Chain of thought reasoning | | `sonar-deep-research` | Expert-level exhaustive research | ## Usage ### Quick question (AI answer) ```bash uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \ --ask "What is the latest version of Python?" ``` ### Direct web search (ranked results, no AI) ```bash uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \ --search "SQLite graph database patterns" \ --max-results 5 \ --recency week ``` ### AI-synthesized research ```bash uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \ --research "compare FastAPI vs Django for microservices" ``` ### Chain-of-thought reasoning ```bash uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \ --reason "should I use Neo4j or SQLite for small graph under 10k nodes?" ``` ### Deep comprehensive research ```bash uv run python scripts/mcp/perplexity_search.py \ --deep "state of AI agent observability 2025" ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Description | |-----------|-------------| | `--ask` | Quick quest...