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Perplexity by robomotionio — Agent Skill

Name: Perplexity
Author: robomotionio

Perplexity

Perplexity AI — AI-powered search and chat with real-time web data and citations. Supports web-grounded responses and conversational search via `robomotion perplexity`. Do NOT use for OpenAI, Claude, Google Search, Tavily, or other AI/search services.

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Perplexity AI

The robomotion perplexity CLI connects to Perplexity AI for search-augmented AI responses. It provides chat completions grounded in real-time web data with source citations, combining LLM reasoning with live search results.

When to use

Search the web with AI-powered answers and citations
Run chat completions with real-time web data grounding
Get up-to-date factual responses backed by sources

Prerequisites

robomotion CLI installed
Package installed: robomotion install perplexity
Perplexity API key configured via Robomotion vault

IMPORTANT: Session Mode Required for Multi-Step Operations

Each CLI command runs as a separate process — connection IDs from connect do NOT persist across calls. You MUST use --session on connect and pass --session-id to all subsequent commands.

Workflow

Install (once): robomotion install perplexity

Connect with session:

robomotion perplexity perplexity_connect --session --output json
# → {"outClientId":"<client-id>","session_id":"<session-id>"}

Use the returned client-id and session-id in all subsequent commands:

robomotion perplexity perplexity_chat --client-id "<client-id>" --messages <json> --session-id "<session-id>" --output json

Disconnect when done:

robomotion perplexity perplexity_disconnect --client-id "<client-id>" --session-id "<session-id>" --output json

Always append --output json to get structured JSON results.

Commands Reference

robomotion perplexity perplexity_connect --session --output json Connects to Perplexity AI and returns a client ID for subsequent operations
robomotion perplexity perplexity_disconnect --client-id --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Closes the Perplexity connection and releases resources
robomotion perplexity perplexity_chat_completion --client-id --user-message --system-message --messages [--model] [--search-context-size] [--search-recency-filter] [--search-mode] [--search-domain-filter] [--max-tokens] [--temperature] [--120] --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Generates an AI response with real-time web search using Perplexity Sonar models
robomotion perplexity perplexity_search --client-id --query [--10] [--search-recency-filter] [--search-domain-filter] [--language-filter] [--country] [--60] --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Searches the web using Perplexity and returns ranked results with snippets

Environment

ROBOMOTION_API_TOKEN (if vault credentials are needed)

---name: perplexitydescription: Perplexity AI — AI-powered search and chat with real-time web data and citations. Supports web-grounded responses and conversational search via `robomotion perplexity`. Do NOT use for OpenAI, Claude, Google Search, Tavily, or other AI/search services.license: Apache-2.0---# Perplexity AIThe `robomotion perplexity` CLI connects to Perplexity AI for search-augmented AI responses. It provides chat completions grounded in real-time web data with source citations, combining LLM reasoning with live search results.## When to use- Search the web with AI-powered answers and citations- Run chat completions with real-time web data grounding- Get up-to-date factual responses backed by sources## Prerequisites- `robomotion` CLI installed- Package installed: `robomotion install perplexity`- Perplexity API key configured via Robomotion vault## IMPORTANT: Session Mode Required for Multi-Step OperationsEach CLI command runs as a **separate process** — connection IDs from `connect` do NOT persist across calls.You MUST use `--session` on `connect` and pass `--session-id` to all subsequent commands.## Workflow1. Install (once): `robomotion install perplexity`2. Connect with session: ``` robomotion perplexity perplexity_connect --session --output json # → {"outClientId":"<client-id>","session_id":"<session-id>"} ```3. Use the returned `client-id` and `session-id` in all subsequent commands: ``` robomotion perplexity perplexity_chat --client-id "<client-id>" --messages <json> --session-id "<session-id>" --output json ```4. Disconnect when done: ``` robomotion perplexity perplexity_disconnect --client-id "<client-id>" --session-id "<session-id>" --output json ```**Always** append `--output json` to get structured JSON results.## Commands Reference- `robomotion perplexity perplexity_connect --session --output json` Connects to Perplexity AI and returns a client ID for subsequent operations- `robomotion perplexity perplexity_disconnect --client-id --session-id "<session-id>" --output json` Closes the Perplexity connection and releases resources- `robomotion perplexity perplexity_chat_completion --client-id --user-message --system-message --messages [--model] [--search-context-size] [--search-recency-filter] [--search-mode] [--search-domain-filter] [--max-tokens] [--temperature] [--120] --session-id "<session-id>" --output json` Generates an AI response with real-time web search using Perplexity Sonar models- `robomotion perplexity perplexity_search --client-id --query [--10] [--search-recency-filter] [--search-domain-filter] [--language-filter] [--country] [--60] --session-id "<session-id>" --output json` Searches the web using Perplexity and returns ranked results with snippets## Environment- ROBOMOTION_API_TOKEN (if vault credentials are needed)

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