Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
Version History
API key: add file-based fallback (~/.config/perplexity/api_key), align with SerpAPI pattern. Docs in English.
What This Skill Does
Web search tool powered by the Perplexity API with three depth modes: search for quick facts, reason for multi-step analysis, and research for exhaustive reports with citations. Queries run via a shell script and return AI-grounded answers.
Having three distinct models lets you match query cost and depth to the actual need, rather than paying for deep research on a simple fact lookup.
When to use it
- Looking up current events or recent news
- Comparing frameworks or tools before starting a project
- Generating a market research report on an industry
- Filtering search results to specific domains like arxiv.org
- Running searches in a non-English language
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: research enterprise AI adoption trends in 2025
- 1Selects --mode research for exhaustive analysis
- 2Optionally adds --recency month to focus on recent data
- 3Calls search.sh with the query and flags
- 4Perplexity sonar-deep-research model runs multiple internal searches and reasoning passes
- 5Returns a structured report with citations
A detailed report on enterprise AI adoption trends with source links
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.