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