Multi-tier Perplexity search with Langfuse tracing. Three depth levels: quick (sonar), pro (sonar-pro), deep (sonar-reasoning-pro). Supports focus modes: internet, academic, news, youtube, reddit. Returns AI-synthesized answers with citations. Use for research, comparisons, market analysis, fact-checking. Triggers: search, research, look up, find out, compare, what is, deep search, web research.
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name: deep-search
description: "Multi-tier Perplexity search with Langfuse tracing. Three depth levels: quick (sonar), pro (sonar-pro), deep (sonar-reasoning-pro). Supports focus modes: internet, academic, news, youtube, reddit. Returns AI-synthesized answers with citations. Use for research, comparisons, market analysis, fact-checking. Triggers: search, research, look up, find out, compare, what is, deep search, web research."
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# Deep Search 🔍
Multi-tier Perplexity-powered search with automatic Langfuse observability tracing.
## When to Use
- Quick facts and simple lookups → `quick` tier
- Standard research, comparisons, how-to → `pro` tier
- Deep analysis, market research, complex questions → `deep` tier
- Academic paper search, news monitoring, Reddit/YouTube research
## Usage
```bash
# Quick search (sonar, ~2s)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/deep_search.py quick "what is OpenClaw"
# Pro search (sonar-pro, ~5-8s)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/deep_search.py pro "compare Claude vs GPT-4o for coding"
# Deep research (sonar-reasoning-pro, ~10-20s)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/deep_search.py deep "full market analysis of AI agent frameworks"
# Focus modes
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/deep_search.py pro "query" --focus academic
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/deep_search.py pro "query" --focus news
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/deep_search.py pro "query" --focus youtube
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/deep_search.py pro "query" --focus reddit
```
## Tiers
| Tier | Model | Speed | Best For |
|------|-------|-------|----------|
| quick | sonar | ~2s | Simple facts, quick lookups |
| pro | sonar-pro | ~5-8s | Research, comparisons |
| deep | sonar-reasoning-pro | ~10-20s | Deep analysis, complex questions |
## Environment
- `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY` — Required. Perplexity API key.
- `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` — Optional. For Langfuse tracing model pricing.
## Credits
Built by [M. Abidi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-ali-abidi) | [agxntsix.ai](https://www.agxntsix.ai)
[YouTube](https://youtube.com/@aiwithabidi) | [GitHub](https://github.com/aiwithabidi)
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