## Overview

[Composio](https://composio.dev) is a universal tool gateway for AI agents. The Composio Perplexity toolkit exposes Perplexity's Agent, Search, and Embeddings APIs as tools that any agent framework can call through a single MCP URL or direct API integration.

:::callout{intent="info"}
**Composio** handles authentication, secure credential storage, OAuth flows, and tool routing for 1000+ apps. Learn more at [composio.dev](https://composio.dev).
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The toolkit ships these Perplexity actions:

- **Execute Agent** — `POST /v1/agent` (Agent API responses)
- **Perplexity Search (Raw Results)** — `POST /search`
- **Create Embeddings** — `POST /v1/embeddings`
- **Create Contextualized Embeddings** — `POST /v1/contextualizedembeddings`
- **List Models** — `GET /v1/models`

## Prerequisites

- A [Composio account](https://composio.dev) and API key
- A Perplexity API key

:::card{title="Get API Key" href="https://console.perplexity.ai/project/keys" icon="key"}
Generate your Perplexity API key from the API portal.
:::

## Installation

```bash theme={null}
pip install composio
```

For agent-framework integrations, install your framework SDK alongside Composio (Composio supports Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Mastra, Pydantic AI, AutoGen, CrewAI, Google ADK, and more).

## Quick Start: Tool Router (MCP)

The Tool Router exposes Perplexity as an MCP server your agent can connect to. This works with any MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, etc.).

```python theme={null}
from composio import Composio

composio = Composio(api_key="your-composio-api-key")
session = composio.create(user_id="your-user-id")
url = session.mcp.url

print(f"MCP URL: {url}")
```

Wire that URL into your agent's MCP configuration:

```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
    mcp_servers={
        "tool_router": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": url,
            "headers": {"x-api-key": "your-composio-api-key"},
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Perplexity tools.",
    max_turns=10,
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query("Summarize the latest AI research papers")
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, "content"):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, "text"):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

## Quick Start: Direct API Actions

You can also execute Perplexity actions directly from Composio without an MCP layer:

```python theme={null}
from composio import Composio

composio = Composio(api_key="your-composio-api-key")

# Connect the user's Perplexity account once
composio.toolkits.authorize(
    user_id="your-user-id",
    toolkit="perplexityai",
)

# Run an Agent API request
result = composio.tools.execute(
    slug="PERPLEXITYAI_EXECUTE_AGENT",
    user_id="your-user-id",
    arguments={
        "model": "openai/gpt-5.6-sol",
        "tools": [{"type": "web_search"}],
        "input": "What are the latest fusion-energy headlines?",
    },
)

print(result["data"])
```

## Supported Agent Frameworks

Composio's Perplexity toolkit works with every agent framework Composio supports, including:

- ChatGPT, OpenAI Agents SDK, Codex
- Claude Agents SDK, Claude Code
- Cursor, VS Code, OpenCode
- Google ADK, LangChain, AI SDK, Mastra AI
- LlamaIndex, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, AutoGen

Each framework has a dedicated setup guide in the [Composio Perplexity toolkit](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai) page.

## Authentication

Composio stores your Perplexity API key securely and injects it into every request. You provide your key once during the toolkit authorization flow — either through the Composio dashboard or programmatically via `composio.toolkits.authorize(...)`. Composio handles token refresh, scope management, and request signing on every call.

## Links & Resources

::::card-grid
:::card{title="Composio Perplexity Toolkit" href="https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai" icon="toolbox"}
Full toolkit documentation with framework-specific guides.
:::

:::card{title="Composio Docs" href="https://docs.composio.dev" icon="book"}
Composio platform documentation.
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:::card{title="Perplexity API Reference" href="/guides/agent-api-2-agent-post" icon="code"}
Full Perplexity API reference.
:::

:::card{title="Agent API Models" href="/guides/agent-api-models" icon="sparkles"}
Available models and pricing.
:::
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## Support

Need help with the integration?

- Browse the [Composio documentation](https://docs.composio.dev)
- Review our [FAQ](/guides/resources-faq)

## Related pages

- [Perplexity with AG2](./resources-getting-started-integrations-ag2.md)
- [Perplexity with Agno](./resources-getting-started-integrations-agno.md)
- [Perplexity MCP Server for Google Antigravity](./resources-getting-started-integrations-antigravity.md)
- [Perplexity with AnythingLLM](./resources-getting-started-integrations-anythingllm.md)
- [Perplexity with CAMEL-AI](./resources-getting-started-integrations-camel.md)
- [Perplexity with Claude Code](./resources-getting-started-integrations-claude-code.md)
- [Perplexity with Cursor](./resources-getting-started-integrations-cursor.md)
- [Perplexity with Haystack](./resources-getting-started-integrations-haystack.md)
- [Perplexity web search in Hermes](./resources-getting-started-integrations-hermes.md)
- [Perplexity with LangChain](./resources-getting-started-integrations-langchain.md)

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