How do I connect Perplexity to GAIA?

Connecting Perplexity to GAIA takes under two minutes. Open the GAIA Marketplace, find the Perplexity integration, and click "Add to your GAIA". Depending on the integration type, you will be redirected to an OAuth consent screen or asked to paste a bearer token. Once authorised, GAIA immediately gains access to all Perplexity tools.

Is the Perplexity integration free?

Yes. GAIA offers a generous free tier that includes access to community integrations like Perplexity. You can connect Perplexity, run automations, and use all available tools at no cost. Paid plans unlock higher usage limits and advanced workflow features.

What can GAIA do with Perplexity?

GAIA exposes the available Perplexity tools to its AI agent, meaning you can perform any productivity action supported by Perplexity by describing it in plain English. GAIA can also combine Perplexity with other connected integrations to build cross-tool automations.

Does GAIA's Perplexity integration work on mobile?

Absolutely. GAIA runs on web, desktop (macOS and Windows), and mobile (iOS and Android). Your Perplexity integration is available across all platforms with your account.

Perplexity

AI-powered web search with detailed, contextually relevant results and citations.

What you can do with GAIA + Perplexity

GAIA connects to Perplexity via MCP (Model Context Protocol) and exposes every action as a natural-language command. Tell GAIA what you want and it handles the rest, automatically.

Get real-time web search results with cited sources directly in your GAIA chat
Research any topic and get a concise, sourced summary without leaving your workflow
Ask current events questions that require up-to-date information
Fact-check claims or verify information with live web sources
Combine web research with other tools — research a company on the web, then create a CRM record

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How it works

Set up your Perplexity automation in three simple steps, no code required.

1
Connect Perplexity to GAIA
Open the GAIA Marketplace, find Perplexity, and click "Add to your GAIA". Connects via MCP with a Smithery API key.
2
Ask GAIA anything that requires current web information
Say "what's the latest news about OpenAI?" or "research the top 3 competitors to Notion and summarise their pricing". GAIA uses Perplexity to fetch live, cited answers.
3
GAIA combines web research with action
After researching, GAIA can immediately act on what it finds — log findings to Notion, send a Slack summary, or create a task based on research results.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about the GAIA Perplexity integration.

Yes. The Perplexity integration connects via the Smithery MCP platform and requires an API key. Enter it during the GAIA connection setup.

GAIA connects Perplexity with your entire stack

Perplexity is just one piece of the puzzle. GAIA integrates with 50+ tools across productivity, communication, productivity, and more, letting you build cross-tool automations in plain English without writing a single line of code.

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Perplexity

What you can do with GAIA + Perplexity

How it works

Frequently asked questions

Does Perplexity require an API key?

How is Perplexity different from GAIA's built-in knowledge?

Does Perplexity return sources and citations?

Can I use Perplexity for deep research tasks?

GAIA connects Perplexity with your entire stack

Perplexity

What you can do with GAIA + Perplexity

How it works

Frequently asked questions

Does Perplexity require an API key?

How is Perplexity different from GAIA's built-in knowledge?

Does Perplexity return sources and citations?

Can I use Perplexity for deep research tasks?

GAIA connects Perplexity with your entire stack