# Perplexity with OpenCode

## Overview

[OpenCode](https://opencode.ai) is an open-source AI coding agent for your terminal, IDE, or desktop. The Perplexity **Agent API** is compatible with the OpenAI Responses API and exposes frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and Perplexity through a single endpoint.

Wiring OpenCode to the Agent API means you can swap any frontier model into your coding agent or research subagent — without juggling separate provider accounts.

:::callout{intent="info"}
**OpenCode** ships with multi-agent orchestration: you can configure a `primary` agent for coding and `subagent` agents for specialized tasks. Learn more at [opencode.ai](https://opencode.ai).
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## Setup

The Agent API implements the OpenAI Responses API, so you configure it in OpenCode as a custom provider using [`@ai-sdk/open-responses`](https://ai-sdk.dev/providers/ai-sdk-providers/open-responses) pointed at Perplexity's `/v1/responses` endpoint.

:::::steps
:::step{title="Install OpenCode"}
Follow the [OpenCode install guide](https://opencode.ai/docs) for your platform (macOS, Linux, Windows).
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::::step{title="Get 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.
:::

Export it in your shell:

```bash theme={null}
export PERPLEXITY_API_KEY="pplx-..."
```
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:::step{title="Configure OpenCode"}
Add the Perplexity Agent API as a provider in your `opencode.json` (or `~/.config/opencode/config.json`). See the configuration below.
:::

:::step{title="Verify"}
Run `/models` to confirm the Perplexity Agent models appear in the selector.
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## Provider Configuration

The `@ai-sdk/open-responses` provider is built for servers that implement the OpenAI Responses API — exactly the dialect the Agent API speaks. Point its `url` at Perplexity's `/v1/responses` endpoint and declare the models you want in the picker.

:::callout{intent="warning"}
Use a **Responses API** provider — `@ai-sdk/open-responses` (shown here) or `@ai-sdk/openai`, whose `.responses()` model hits the same route. Do **not** use `@ai-sdk/openai-compatible`: it targets Chat Completions (`/v1/chat/completions`), which is not a valid Agent API route and returns 404.
:::

```json theme={null}
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "provider": {
    "perplexity-agent": {
      "npm": "@ai-sdk/open-responses",
      "name": "Perplexity Agent API",
      "options": {
        "name": "perplexity-agent",
        "url": "https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/responses",
        "apiKey": "{env:PERPLEXITY_API_KEY}",
        "headers": {
          "X-Pplx-Integration": "opencode/1.0"
        }
      },
      "models": {
        "openai/gpt-5.6-sol": { "name": "GPT-5.6 Sol" },
        "openai/gpt-5.6-terra": { "name": "GPT-5.6 Terra" },
        "openai/gpt-5.6-luna": { "name": "GPT-5.6 Luna" },
        "anthropic/claude-opus-4-8": { "name": "Claude Opus 4.8" },
        "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5": { "name": "Claude Sonnet 5" },
        "anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5": { "name": "Claude Haiku 4.5" },
        "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview": { "name": "Gemini 3.1 Pro" },
        "xai/grok-4.5": { "name": "Grok 4.5" },
        "perplexity/kimi-k3": { "name": "Kimi K3" }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

That's it — one API key, one endpoint, every frontier model.

## Available Models

The Agent API routes to models from multiple providers. The full canonical list lives on the [models page](/guides/agent-api-models); the most useful identifiers for coding work:

| Model ID                        | Best for                                     |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `openai/gpt-5.6-sol`            | Deep reasoning, long-horizon coding tasks    |
| `openai/gpt-5.6-terra`          | General-purpose coding agent                 |
| `openai/gpt-5.6-luna`           | Fast, cheap coding completions               |
| `anthropic/claude-opus-4-8`     | Highest-quality code review and architecture |
| `anthropic/claude-sonnet-5`     | Balanced coding + tool use                   |
| `anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5`    | Fast, low-cost edits                         |
| `google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview` | Long-context refactors                       |
| `xai/grok-4.5`                  | Low-latency edits                            |
| `perplexity/kimi-k3`            | Long-horizon reasoning and agentic coding    |

## Use as a Primary Coding Model

Set any Agent API model as your default in `opencode.json`:

```json theme={null}
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "model": "perplexity-agent/anthropic/claude-opus-4-8"
}
```

OpenCode addresses each model as `<providerId>/<modelId>`, so the full identifier is `perplexity-agent/anthropic/claude-opus-4-8`.

## Multi-Agent Setup

Assign different Agent API models to different OpenCode agents — all through one Perplexity key. Here a primary coder delegates to a lighter, read-only subagent:

```json theme={null}
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "model": "perplexity-agent/anthropic/claude-opus-4-8",
  "agent": {
    "coder": {
      "description": "Primary coding agent",
      "mode": "primary",
      "model": "perplexity-agent/anthropic/claude-opus-4-8",
      "temperature": 0.2,
      "tools": {
        "write": true,
        "edit": true,
        "bash": true
      }
    },
    "researcher": {
      "description": "Read-only subagent for lookups and summarization",
      "mode": "subagent",
      "model": "perplexity-agent/openai/gpt-5.6-sol",
      "temperature": 0.4,
      "tools": {
        "write": false,
        "edit": false,
        "bash": false
      }
    }
  }
}
```

The `coder` owns the filesystem (write, edit, bash) while the read-only `researcher` runs on a separate model for analysis and summarization. Swap either `model` for any [Agent API model](/guides/agent-api-models).

Verify the wiring:

```
/agents   # Should show coder and researcher
/models   # Should include Perplexity Agent models
```

## Why the Agent API

The Agent API is purpose-built for agent loops:

- **One key, every model** — switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and Perplexity without managing separate accounts.
- **OpenAI Responses-compatible** — drop-in for any OpenCode provider slot that speaks `/v1/responses`.

## Links & Resources

::::card-grid
:::card{title="Agent API Quickstart" href="/guides/agent-api-quickstart" icon="bolt"}
Send your first Agent API request.
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:::card{title="Agent API Models" href="/guides/agent-api-models" icon="sparkles"}
Full model catalog with pricing.
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:::card{title="Perplexity SDK" href="/guides/perplexity-sdk-overview" icon="code"}
Call the Agent API directly for presets, tools, and full control.
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:::card{title="OpenAI Compatibility" href="/guides/agent-api-openai-compatibility" icon="plug"}
Use Agent API with any OpenAI SDK.
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:::card{title="OpenCode Providers" href="https://opencode.ai/docs/providers/" icon="book"}
OpenCode custom provider reference.
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:::card{title="OpenCode Docs" href="https://opencode.ai/docs" icon="book-open"}
Official OpenCode documentation.
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## Support

Need help with the integration?

- Browse the [OpenCode documentation](https://opencode.ai/docs)
- 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 Composio](./resources-getting-started-integrations-composio.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)

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