strands-perplexity

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strands-perplexity is a real-time web search tool powered by the Perplexity Search API with citation support, regional filtering, and multi-query capabilities.

Installation

pip install strands-perplexity

Usage

from strands import Agent
from strands_perplexity import perplexity_search

agent = Agent(tools=[perplexity_search])

# Search the web
agent("What are the latest developments in AI?")

# Research a topic
agent("Find recent papers on quantum computing breakthroughs")

# Get current information
agent("What happened in tech news today?")

Key Features

• Real-time Web Search: Access ranked web search results from Perplexity’s continuously refreshed index
• Citations Included: Every result includes URLs for proper attribution
• Regional Search: Filter results by country using ISO country codes
• Language Filtering: Filter results by language using ISO 639-1 codes
• Domain Filtering: Include or exclude specific domains from results
• Multi-query Support: Execute up to 5 related queries in a single request

Configuration

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=your_api_key    # Required

Get your API key at: Perplexity API Settings

Resources

• PyPI Package
• GitHub Repository
• Perplexity Search API Docs
• Perplexity Search Best Practices