Is the Perplexity Web Research skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from xpepper/perplexity-agent-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Perplexity Web Research SkillProof Score?

8.0/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Perplexity Web Research?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Perplexity Web Research with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Perplexity Web Research

Routes web research, second opinions and deep reasoning through the Perplexity CLI's sonar models.

by xpepper · xpepper/perplexity-agent-skill

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 8.0/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 6af3479

Fully functional-looking skill, but it is a thin wrapper around a paid API: without `pip install llm && llm install llm-perplexity && llm keys set perplexity` first (confirmed `llm` is not even on PATH here), every invocation fails at the first bash call, so the actual research task couldn't be exercised end to end.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 5/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Perplexity Web Research does

Wraps the `llm` CLI plus the llm-perplexity plugin so an agent can call sonar/sonar-pro/sonar-deep-research/sonar-reasoning models for current knowledge, independent second opinions, or delegated multi-step reasoning. Triggers on requests for up-to-date facts, a second opinion before a decision, or offloading complex analysis; requires a paid Perplexity API key and local `llm` CLI install to actually run.

How to install Perplexity Web Research

git clone https://github.com/xpepper/perplexity-agent-skill
cd perplexity-agent-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r perplexity-web-research ~/.claude/skills/perplexity-web-research

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Perplexity Web Research

/perplexity-web-research Routes web research, second opinions and deep reasoning through the Perplexity CLI's sonar models.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

What's the latest stable Next.js version and its App Router breaking changes
Give me a second opinion on this architecture decision before I commit
Delegate this multi-step research question to a deeper reasoning model

Frequently asked questions

Is the Perplexity Web Research skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from xpepper/perplexity-agent-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Perplexity Web Research work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Fully functional-looking skill, but it is a thin wrapper around a paid API: without `pip install llm && llm install llm-perplexity && llm keys set perplexity` first (confirmed `llm` is not even on PATH here), every invocation fails at the first bash call, so the actual research task couldn't be exercised end to end.
What is the Perplexity Web Research SkillProof Score?: 8.0/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Perplexity Web Research?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Perplexity Web Research with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.