# Perplexity with SuperPlane

## Overview

[SuperPlane](https://superplane.com) is an open-source DevOps control plane for long-lived, event-driven workflows. It exposes Perplexity as a native **component** on the canvas — drop a Perplexity node into any workflow and it runs a Perplexity agent with web search and URL fetching, then emits the response and source citations as a payload for downstream nodes.

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**SuperPlane** models workflows as event-driven canvases: nodes emit payloads, downstream nodes subscribe to them, and the runtime tracks every run with full observability. Learn more at [superplane.com](https://superplane.com).
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## Component: Perplexity

The Perplexity component runs a Perplexity AI agent as a workflow step. Use it for research, synthesis, automated analysis, and content generation grounded in real-time web sources.

### Action

| Action        | Description                                                              |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Run Agent** | Run a Perplexity AI agent with web search and URL fetching capabilities. |

### Configuration

| Parameter        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Preset**       | Agent preset to use: `fast-search`, `pro-search`, `deep-research`, or `advanced-deep-research`. These map to the Agent API tiers `fast` / `low` / `medium` / `high`. When set, `Model` is ignored. |
| **Model**        | Agent API model identifier to use when no preset is specified (e.g., `perplexity/sonar`).                                                                                                          |
| **Input**        | The prompt or question for the agent. Supports SuperPlane [expressions](https://docs.superplane.com/concepts/expressions).                                                                         |
| **Instructions** | Optional system-level instructions for the agent.                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Web Search**   | Enable the `web_search` tool (default: `true`).                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Fetch URL**    | Enable the `fetch_url` tool (default: `true`).                                                                                                                                                     |

### Output Payload

The component emits a payload with these fields downstream nodes can access via expressions:

| Field       | Description                           |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `text`      | The generated text response.          |
| `citations` | Source citations from web results.    |
| `model`     | The specific model used for this run. |
| `usage`     | Token and cost usage information.     |

## API Key Setup

Configure the Perplexity integration in SuperPlane with your API key. Open your canvas's **Integrations** settings, add a Perplexity integration, and paste your key.

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

A minimal workflow that asks Perplexity a question whenever a manual run is triggered:

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:::step{title="Add a Manual Run trigger"}
Drop a **Manual Run** node onto the canvas — this is the workflow's entry point.
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:::step{title="Add a Perplexity node"}
Click **+ Components**, choose **Perplexity → Run Agent**, and drag it onto the canvas. Connect **Manual Run → Perplexity**.
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:::step{title="Configure the agent"}
In the Perplexity node:

- **Preset**: `pro-search`
- **Input**: `What is the latest news on nuclear fusion?`
- **Web Search**: enabled
- **Fetch URL**: enabled
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:::step{title="Run"}
Click **Run** on the Manual Run node. The Perplexity node emits a payload with `text`, `citations`, `model`, and `usage`.
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## Reading the Response Downstream

Use SuperPlane expressions to pipe the Perplexity output into the next node — for example, a Slack message or a database write:

```
Research result: {{ $['Perplexity'].data.text }}

Sources:
{{ $['Perplexity'].data.citations }}
```

In condition fields (If / Filter), write expressions without `{{ }}`:

```
$['Perplexity'].data.usage.total_tokens > 1000
```

## Use Cases

- **Incident triage** — when an alert fires, run a Perplexity research step to gather background on a vendor, library, or CVE before paging on-call.
- **Release notes synthesis** — turn raw GitHub commit diffs into customer-facing release notes with citations.
- **Competitive monitoring** — schedule a daily canvas that queries Perplexity for industry news and posts a summary to a Slack channel.
- **Document grounding** — feed a Perplexity run's output into a downstream component that updates a Notion page or knowledge base.

## Links & Resources

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:::card{title="SuperPlane Perplexity Component" href="https://docs.superplane.com/components/perplexity" icon="book"}
Official component documentation.
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:::card{title="SuperPlane Docs" href="https://docs.superplane.com" icon="globe"}
Full SuperPlane documentation.
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:::card{title="Perplexity Agent API" href="/guides/agent-api-quickstart" icon="robot"}
How the Perplexity agent layer works.
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:::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 [SuperPlane documentation](https://docs.superplane.com)
- 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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