Perplexica

Skill cutec-chris/PawLia/skills/perplexica

A lightweight, open-source AI assistant built for local hardware.

Install

npx -y skills add cutec-chris/PawLia --skill perplexica

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Perform AI-powered web searches using a Perplexica or Vane instance. Returns a synthesized answer with cited sources. Use when the user asks for current information, research topics, news, or complex questions requiring web search with summarization.

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Perplexica / Vane AI Search

Instructions

Run the search script with the provided arguments:
```
python <scripts_dir>/search.py --query "<query>" --focus <focus_mode>
```
The script reads the instance URL from skill-config.perplexica.url. You may pass --url "<url>" only if an explicit override is needed.

Optional model configuration: By default, the skill automatically picks the first available chat and embedding model from the instance. You only need to set these if you want to override the default:
- skill-config.perplexica.chat_model_provider (provider display name, e.g. Groq)
- skill-config.perplexica.chat_model (model key, e.g. llama-3.1-8b-instant)
- skill-config.perplexica.embedding_model_provider + skill-config.perplexica.embedding_model
Valid values for --focus: webSearch (default), academicSearch, youtubeSearch, redditSearch, wolframAlphaSearch. Omit --focus if unsure — it defaults to webSearch.
The script outputs a JSON object with answer (string) and sources (array of objects with title, url, snippet fields)
Return the answer followed by the sources

Output format

Return results like this:

<answer>

Sources:
1. **<title>** — <url>

Return only the answer and sources, no additional commentary.

Error handling

If the script exits with an error, report: "Search failed: <error message from stderr>"