diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
index 36e492d3..87ca1727 100644
--- a/docker/.env.example
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ GID='1000'
#------ Exa Search ----------- https://www.exa.ai/
# AGENT_EXA_API_KEY=
+#------ Perplexity Search ----------- [https://console.perplexity.ai](https://console.perplexity.ai)
+# AGENT_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=
+
###########################################
######## Other Configurations ############
###########################################
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/SearchProviderOptions/index.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/SearchProviderOptions/index.jsx
index 3a431f7b..1d246bdc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/SearchProviderOptions/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/SearchProviderOptions/index.jsx
@@ -384,3 +384,38 @@ export function ExaSearchOptions({ settings }) {
>
);
}
+
+export function PerplexitySearchOptions({ settings }) {
+ return (
+ <>
+
+ You can get an API key{" "}
+
+ from Perplexity.
+
+
+
+ >
+ );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/icons/perplexity.png b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/icons/perplexity.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4767169
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/icons/perplexity.png differ
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/index.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/index.jsx
index 3da6035e..ac373eb2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Agents/WebSearchSelection/index.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import SearXNGSearchIcon from "./icons/searxng.png";
import TavilySearchIcon from "./icons/tavily.svg";
import DuckDuckGoIcon from "./icons/duckduckgo.png";
import ExaIcon from "./icons/exa.png";
+import PerplexitySearchIcon from "./icons/perplexity.png";
import {
CaretUpDown,
MagnifyingGlass,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import {
TavilySearchOptions,
DuckDuckGoOptions,
ExaSearchOptions,
+ PerplexitySearchOptions,
} from "./SearchProviderOptions";
const SEARCH_PROVIDERS = [
@@ -109,6 +111,13 @@ const SEARCH_PROVIDERS = [
options: (settings) => ,
description: "AI-powered search engine optimized for LLM use cases.",
},
+ {
+ name: "Perplexity Search",
+ value: "perplexity-search",
+ logo: PerplexitySearchIcon,
+ options: (settings) => ,
+ description: "AI-powered web search using the Perplexity Search API.",
+ },
];
export default function AgentWebSearchSelection({
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index ccc8c87b..bd3d0eef 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ TTS_PROVIDER="native"
#------ Exa Search ----------- https://www.exa.ai/
# AGENT_EXA_API_KEY=
+#------ Perplexity Search ----------- [https://console.perplexity.ai](https://console.perplexity.ai)
+# AGENT_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=
+
###########################################
######## Other Configurations ############
###########################################
diff --git a/server/models/systemSettings.js b/server/models/systemSettings.js
index 26d44324..2cf4ec11 100644
--- a/server/models/systemSettings.js
+++ b/server/models/systemSettings.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ const SystemSettings = {
"tavily-search",
"duckduckgo-engine",
"exa-search",
+ "perplexity-search",
].includes(update)
)
throw new Error("Invalid SERP provider.");
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ const SystemSettings = {
AgentSearXNGApiUrl: process.env.AGENT_SEARXNG_API_URL || null,
AgentTavilyApiKey: !!process.env.AGENT_TAVILY_API_KEY || null,
AgentExaApiKey: !!process.env.AGENT_EXA_API_KEY || null,
+ AgentPerplexityApiKey: !!process.env.AGENT_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY || null,
// --------------------------------------------------------
// Compliance Settings
diff --git a/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js b/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js
index 336cc72d..9638d17c 100644
--- a/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js
+++ b/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ const webBrowsing = {
case "exa-search":
engine = "_exaSearch";
break;
+ case "perplexity-search":
+ engine = "_perplexitySearch";
+ break;
default:
engine = "_duckDuckGoEngine";
}
@@ -978,6 +981,84 @@ const webBrowsing = {
);
return result;
},
+
+ _perplexitySearch: async function (query) {
+ if (!process.env.AGENT_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY) {
+ this.super.introspect(
+ `${this.caller}: I can't use Perplexity searching because the user has not defined the required API key.\nVisit: [https://console.perplexity.ai](https://console.perplexity.ai) to create the API key.`
+ );
+ return `Search is disabled and no content was found. This functionality is disabled because the user has not set it up yet.`;
+ }
+
+ this.super.introspect(
+ `${this.caller}: Using Perplexity to search for "${
+ query.length > 100 ? `${query.slice(0, 100)}...` : query
+ }"`
+ );
+
+ const { response, error } = await fetch(
+ "https://api.perplexity.ai/search",
+ {
+ method: "POST",
+ headers: {
+ "Content-Type": "application/json",
+ Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AGENT_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY}`,
+ },
+ body: JSON.stringify({
+ query: query,
+ max_results: 5,
+ max_tokens_per_page: 2048,
+ }),
+ }
+ )
+ .then((res) => {
+ if (res.ok) return res.json();
+ throw new Error(
+ `${res.status} - ${res.statusText}. params: ${JSON.stringify({
+ auth: this.middleTruncate(
+ process.env.AGENT_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY,
+ 5
+ ),
+ q: query,
+ })}`
+ );
+ })
+ .then((data) => {
+ return { response: data, error: null };
+ })
+ .catch((e) => {
+ this.super.handlerProps.log(
+ `Perplexity Search Error: ${e.message}`
+ );
+ return { response: null, error: e.message };
+ });
+
+ if (error)
+ return `There was an error searching for content. ${error}`;
+
+ const data = [];
+ if (response.results) {
+ response.results.forEach((result) => {
+ data.push({
+ title: result.title,
+ link: result.url,
+ snippet: result.snippet || "",
+ });
+ });
+ }
+
+ if (data.length === 0)
+ return "No information was found online for the search query.";
+
+ this.reportSearchResultsCitations(data);
+
+ const result = JSON.stringify(data);
+ this.super.introspect(
+ `${this.caller}: I found ${data.length} results - reviewing the results now. (~${this.countTokens(result)} tokens)`
+ );
+
+ return result;
+ },
});
},
};
diff --git a/server/utils/helpers/updateENV.js b/server/utils/helpers/updateENV.js
index cc08afbb..f422db14 100644
--- a/server/utils/helpers/updateENV.js
+++ b/server/utils/helpers/updateENV.js
@@ -602,6 +602,10 @@ const KEY_MAPPING = {
envKey: "AGENT_EXA_API_KEY",
checks: [],
},
+ AgentPerplexityApiKey: {
+ envKey: "AGENT_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY",
+ checks: [],
+ },
// TTS/STT Integration ENVS
TextToSpeechProvider: {