VM0Agent Skills
Perplexity
AI search engine with real-time web grounding
Perplexity is an AI search engine that provides real-time web-grounded answers with source citations.
Required Environment
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY | secret | API key from Perplexity Settings |
Configuration
version: "1.0"
agents:
my-agent:
framework: claude-code
skills:
- https://github.com/vm0-ai/vm0-skills/tree/main/perplexityRun
Store your secret on the platform (recommended, one-time setup):
vm0 secret set PERPLEXITY_API_KEY your-perplexity-api-keyThen run your agent - secret is automatically loaded:
vm0 run my-agent "search for latest tech news"For CI/CD or temporary overrides, pass secrets at runtime: --secrets PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=value. See Environment Variables for details.
Example Instructions
# Research Agent
You use Perplexity for web research.
## Workflow
1. Receive research query
2. Search via Perplexity API
3. Extract answers with citations
4. Compile research report
## Features
- Real-time web data
- Source citations
- Multi-source synthesis# Fact Checker Agent
You verify facts using Perplexity.
## Workflow
1. Receive claim to verify
2. Search for evidence
3. Compare multiple sources
4. Report verification status
## Guidelines
- Always include source citations
- Note conflicting information