# Perplexity Web

> Use this tool when you need to automate searches on Perplexity.ai with accurate results and cited sources. It solves problems of manual search and data extraction by simulating a real browser session, bypassing bot detection, and supporting various search types and source configurations. The tool takes in search queries as input and outputs answers with sources, making it ideal for use cases requiring reliable and trustworthy information retrieval.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web

## Description

Bridges AI assistants with Perplexity.ai by automating a real Chromium browser session via Playwright. Searches are performed by navigating to perplexity.ai, typing queries, and extracting answers with cited sources directly from the DOM. Supports both standard and advanced search with configurable source types (web, academic, social). Runs the browser in non-headless mode to bypass Cloudflare Turnstile bot detection, with lazy launch and persistent session authentication.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** cloud-infra
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/quequiere-perplexity-web)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/quequiere/perplexity-web-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "quequiere-perplexity-web"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/quequiere-perplexity-web/pull`

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