perplexity-web-search

Perplexity Web Search

What It Does

Instantly searches the web for real-time answers using the Perplexity AI API (Sonar Pro).
Just ask anything — "What's the weather in Tokyo?" or "Latest news on AI?" — and it returns a concise, spoken-friendly answer without symbols or jargon.

Suggested Trigger Words

• search
• tell me about
• what is
• who is

Setup

• Requires a Perplexity AI API key (available at https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api).
• Replace the placeholder YOUR_API_KEY in main.py with your own key before using.

How It Works

1. User triggers with "search" or a question (or similar)
2. Assistant immediately acknowledges: "Let me check that for you real quick"
3. Sends the query to Perplexity's Sonar Pro model
4. Gets a clean, concise answer back
5. Speaks the result aloud: "Here's what I found: ..."
6. Resumes normal conversation flow automatically

Example Conversation

User: What's the capital of Australia?
AI: Let me check that for you real quick...
Here's what I found: The capital of Australia is Canberra, not Sydney as many people assume.

User: Latest news on SpaceX
AI: Let me check that for you real quick...
Here's what I found: SpaceX recently completed a successful Starship test flight, marking a major milestone in their Mars mission program.