perplexity-routing
Routing guide for selecting the correct Perplexity tool. Reference before spawning any Perplexity agent.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill perplexity-routing --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Perplexity Tool Selection ## Fundamental Distinction **Search API** (perplexity-search) = Raw results, NO LLM processing **Sonar Models** (ask/reason/research/sec) = LLM-synthesized answers with citations ## Tool Overview | Tool | Model | Output | Key Strength | |------|-------|--------|--------------| | search | Search API | Raw JSON: {title, URL, snippet, date} | See actual sources, no interpretation | | ask | sonar-pro (200K ctx, F=0.858) | Synthesized answer + citations | Best factuality for single facts | | reason | sonar-reasoning-pro (DeepSeek-R1) | Step-by-step analysis + citations | Chain-of-thought for "why" | | research | sonar-deep-research | Structured report + citations | 10-20+ sources synthesized | | sec | Python + search_mode='sec' | Synthesized answer from filings | SEC EDGAR only | ## Decision Tree ``` ├─ Need raw URLs/sources to process yourself? │ └─ search (ONLY tool with no LLM - see actual articles) │ ├─ Need official SEC filing content? │ └─ sec (ONLY tool limited to EDGAR: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1) │ ├─ Simple fact? "What is...", "When is...", "How much..." │ Examples: consensus EPS, stock price, earnings date, revenue guidance │ └─ ask (fastest synthesized,
- Fundamental Distinction
- Tool Overview
- Decision Tree
- Cross-References
- Speed/Cost
- Workflows
What does the perplexity-routing skill do?
Routing guide for selecting the correct Perplexity tool. Reference before spawning any Perplexity agent.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill perplexity-routing --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.