ask-perplexity

Install

git clone https://github.com/Serg2000Mr/ask-perplexity-skill.git
cd ask-perplexity-skill
bash install.sh

This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.

What it does

The agent sends a question to the Perplexity Sonar API and prints the source-backed answer in chat. The model is picked by task: sonar for quick facts, sonar-pro for plan reviews, sonar-reasoning-pro for complex analysis and sonar-deep-research for large reports saved to a file. The question and materials go into separate question.md and request.json files, so multi-line text needs no escaping. The README warns about Perplexity hallucinations and gives fact-checking rules.

Who it is for. Developers who want an outside view on a plan or a quick answer about an unfamiliar API without leaving the agent.

Example request

/ask-perplexity what is the latest .NET SDK version released in 2025

Limitations

The API is billed separately from the subscription, per token and search request. Perplexity regularly invents CVEs, versions and flags, so every claim must be checked against the source. Rate limits depend on account tier. Scripts need python3 and curl; on Windows use Git Bash.

How to disable. Delete ~/.claude/skills/ask-perplexity and remove PERPLEXITY_API_KEY and the skill permissions from ~/.claude/settings.json.

Security check

• Requires a Perplexity API key with a paid balance
• Runs a shell script that sends data to an external API
• Code snippets included in questions are sent to Perplexity

README in short

The skill adds /ask-perplexity to Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and sends questions to the Perplexity Sonar API. The README covers getting a key, funding the balance, pricing and limits as of August 2026. The agent picks one of four Sonar models based on the task. A separate section covers typical hallucinations and verification rules. Install instructions are split into per-agent documents.

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