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---
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summary: "Perplexity Sonar setup for web_search"
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read_when:
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- You want to use Perplexity Sonar for web search
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- You need PERPLEXITY_API_KEY or OpenRouter setup
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---
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# Perplexity Sonar
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Moltbot can use Perplexity Sonar for the `web_search` tool. You can connect
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through Perplexity’s direct API or via OpenRouter.
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## API options
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### Perplexity (direct)
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- Base URL: https://api.perplexity.ai
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- Environment variable: `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`
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### OpenRouter (alternative)
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- Base URL: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
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- Environment variable: `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`
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- Supports prepaid/crypto credits.
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## Config example
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```json5
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{
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tools: {
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web: {
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search: {
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provider: "perplexity",
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perplexity: {
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apiKey: "pplx-...",
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baseUrl: "https://api.perplexity.ai",
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model: "perplexity/sonar-pro"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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## Switching from Brave
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```json5
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{
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tools: {
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web: {
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search: {
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provider: "perplexity",
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perplexity: {
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apiKey: "pplx-...",
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baseUrl: "https://api.perplexity.ai"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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If both `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY` and `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` are set, set
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`tools.web.search.perplexity.baseUrl` (or `tools.web.search.perplexity.apiKey`)
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to disambiguate.
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If no base URL is set, Moltbot chooses a default based on the API key source:
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- `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY` or `pplx-...` → direct Perplexity (`https://api.perplexity.ai`)
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- `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` or `sk-or-...` → OpenRouter (`https://openrouter.ai/api/v1`)
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- Unknown key formats → OpenRouter (safe fallback)
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## Models
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- `perplexity/sonar` — fast Q&A with web search
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- `perplexity/sonar-pro` (default) — multi-step reasoning + web search
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- `perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro` — deep research
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See [Web tools](/tools/web) for the full web_search configuration.
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