skill-card.md

## Description: <br>
Search the web with AI-powered answers via Perplexity API. Returns grounded responses with citations. Supports batch queries. <br>

This skill is ready for commercial/non-commercial use. <br>

## Publisher: <br>
[zats](https://clawhub.ai/user/zats) <br>

### License/Terms of Use: <br>


## Use Case: <br>
Developers and agents use this skill to run single or batched web searches through Perplexity and return grounded results with citations when available. <br>

### Deployment Geography for Use: <br>
Global <br>

## Known Risks and Mitigations: <br>
Risk: Search queries are sent to Perplexity using the configured API key. <br>
Mitigation: Install only if this data flow is acceptable; use a scoped or revocable API key, monitor usage, and rotate the key when the skill is no longer used. <br>


## Reference(s): <br>
- [ClawHub Perplexity skill](https://clawhub.ai/zats/perplexity) <br>
- [zats publisher profile](https://clawhub.ai/user/zats) <br>
- [Perplexity API documentation](https://docs.perplexity.ai) <br>


## Skill Output: <br>
**Output Type(s):** [text, markdown, JSON] <br>
**Output Format:** [Markdown search results by default, or raw JSON when --json is used.] <br>
**Output Parameters:** [1D] <br>
**Other Properties Related to Output:** [Requires Node.js and PERPLEXITY_API_KEY; batch queries are processed in a single API call.] <br>

## Skill Version(s): <br>
1.0.0 (source: server release evidence) <br>

## Ethical Considerations: <br>
Users should evaluate whether this skill is appropriate for their environment, review any generated or modified files before relying on them, and apply their organization's safety, security, and compliance requirements before deployment. <br>