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- Created skills/ directory - Moved 272 skills to skills/ subfolder - Kept agents/ at root level - Kept installation scripts and docs at root level Repository structure: - skills/ - All 272 skills from skills.sh - agents/ - Agent definitions - *.sh, *.ps1 - Installation scripts - README.md, etc. - Documentation Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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name: perplexity
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description: Web search and research using Perplexity AI. Use when user says "search", "find", "look up", "ask", "research", or "what's the latest" for generic queries. NOT for library/framework docs (use Context7) or workspace questions.
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---
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# Perplexity Tools
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Use ONLY when user says "search", "find", "look up", "ask", "research", or "what's the latest" for generic queries. NOT for library/framework docs (use Context7), gt CLI (use Graphite MCP), or workspace questions (use Nx MCP).
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## Quick Reference
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**Which Perplexity tool?**
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- Need search results/URLs? → **Perplexity Search**
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- Need conversational answer? → **Perplexity Ask**
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- Need deep research? → **Researcher agent** (`/research <topic>`)
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**NOT Perplexity - use these instead:**
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- Library/framework docs → **Context7 MCP**
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- Graphite `gt` CLI → **Graphite MCP**
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- THIS workspace → **Nx MCP**
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- Specific URL → **URL Crawler**
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## Perplexity Search
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**When to use:**
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- Generic searches, finding resources
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- Current best practices, recent information
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- Tutorial/blog post discovery
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- User says "search for...", "find...", "look up..."
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**Default parameters (ALWAYS USE):**
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```typescript
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mcp__perplexity__perplexity_search({
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query: "your search query",
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max_results: 3, // Default is 10 - too many!
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max_tokens_per_page: 512 // Reduce per-result content
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})
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```
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**When to increase limits:**
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Only if:
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- User explicitly needs comprehensive results
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- Initial search found nothing useful
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- Complex topic needs multiple sources
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```typescript
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// Increased limits (use sparingly)
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mcp__perplexity__perplexity_search({
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query: "complex topic",
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max_results: 5,
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max_tokens_per_page: 1024
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})
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```
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## Perplexity Ask
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**When to use:**
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- Need conversational explanation, not search results
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- Synthesize information from web
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- Explain concepts with current context
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**Usage:**
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```typescript
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mcp__perplexity__perplexity_ask({
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messages: [
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{
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role: "user",
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content: "Explain how postgres advisory locks work"
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}
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]
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})
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```
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**NOT for:**
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- Library documentation (use Context7)
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- Deep multi-source research (use researcher agent)
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## Prohibited Tool
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**NEVER use:** `mcp__perplexity__perplexity_research`
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**Use instead:** Researcher agent (`/research <topic>`)
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- Token cost: 30-50k tokens
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- Provides multi-source synthesis with citations
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- Use sparingly for complex questions only
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## Tool Selection Chain
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**Priority order:**
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1. **Context7 MCP** - Library/framework docs
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2. **Graphite MCP** - Any `gt` CLI mention
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3. **Nx MCP** - THIS workspace questions
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4. **Perplexity Search** - Generic searches
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5. **Perplexity Ask** - Conversational answers
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6. **Researcher agent** - Deep multi-source research
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7. **WebSearch** - Last resort (after Perplexity exhausted)
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## Examples
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**✅ CORRECT - Use Perplexity Search:**
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- "Find postgres migration best practices"
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- "Search for React testing tutorials"
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- "Look up latest trends in microservices"
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**✅ CORRECT - Use Perplexity Ask:**
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- "Explain how postgres advisory locks work"
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- "What are the trade-offs of microservices?"
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**❌ WRONG - Use Context7 instead:**
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- "Search for React hooks documentation" → Context7 MCP
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- "Find Next.js routing docs" → Context7 MCP
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- "Look up Temporal workflow API" → Context7 MCP
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**❌ WRONG - Use Graphite MCP instead:**
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- "Search for gt stack commands" → Graphite MCP
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- "Find gt branch workflow" → Graphite MCP
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**❌ WRONG - Use Nx MCP instead:**
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- "Search for build config" (in THIS workspace) → Nx MCP
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- "Find project dependencies" (in THIS workspace) → Nx MCP
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## Key Points
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- **Default to limited results** - avoid context bloat
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- **Library docs = Context7** - ALWAYS try Context7 first
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- **"gt" = Graphite MCP** - ANY "gt" mention uses Graphite
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- **Deep research = /research** - NOT perplexity_research tool
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- **Fallback chain** - Search → Ask → WebSearch (last resort)
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