An AI-powered web search tool that provides grounded answers with verifiable citations for real-time research.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install openrouter-perplexity
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install openrouter-perplexity using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Perplexity Search?
Perplexity Search is a high-performance integration designed for developers looking to add real-time web intelligence to their AI coding agents. By utilizing Openclaw Skills, this tool bridges the gap between static LLM knowledge and the live web. It uses the Perplexity API via Openrouter to deliver synthesized responses that include direct links to sources, ensuring accuracy and transparency in every search result.
Perplexity Search Use Cases
- Fact-checking real-time technical information and changing API documentation.
- Automating competitive research or market analysis using batch queries.
- Gathering verified citations for technical reports or documentation.
- Supplementing complex agent workflows with live web data that Openclaw Skills can process.
How Perplexity Search Works
- The user initiates a search request through the CLI using the provided Node.js scripts.
- The skill captures the search string and prepares an API payload for the Openrouter gateway.
- Perplexity processes the web search, crawling live sources to synthesize a grounded answer.
- The response, complete with citations, is returned to the local environment.
- Users can choose to view human-readable output or consume raw JSON for further automation.
Perplexity Search Setup
To get started with this addition to your Openclaw Skills collection, follow these steps:
- Ensure you have Node.js installed on your system.
- Obtain an API key from Openrouter.
- Configure your environment variable:
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY='your_api_key_here'
- Execute a single search query:
node scripts/search.mjs "what is the latest version of react"
Perplexity Search Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages data through standard CLI inputs and structured API outputs:
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Input | Supports single string queries or multiple strings for batch processing. |
| Output | Default text with citations or structured JSON via the --json flag. |
| Environment | Requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY for authentication. |
| Dependencies | Managed via Node.js runtime. |
Perplexity Search Advanced Features
- Efficient batch processing allowing multiple search queries in a single execution to save time.
- Developer-friendly JSON output mode for piping data into other Openclaw Skills or databases.
- Grounded answering mechanism that prioritizes source citations for high-reliability technical research.
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