What can an AI agent do with Perplexity?

Your agent can search the web in real time, ask direct questions with cited answers, run domain-focused searches (academic, Reddit, YouTube, and more), and pull the latest news, all without leaving your workflow. Every action is read-only, and your agent still shows you the plan before it searches.

Does my agent need approval to use Perplexity?

No. All Perplexity actions are read-only, and your agent shows you the plan before any search runs.

How does Perplexity differ from a standard web search tool?

Perplexity synthesises results from multiple live sources into a single, cited answer rather than returning a raw list of links. This means your agent receives structured, ready-to-use information instead of having to parse and summarise search results itself.

Can my agent follow up on a search result?

Yes. Your agent can chain multiple Perplexity actions together, for example, running a broad search and then using 'get answer' to drill into a specific claim - enabling multi-step research within a single run.