https://github.com/sgaunet/pplx

Unofficial perplexity.ai CLI
https://github.com/sgaunet/pplx

ai cli command darwin ia linux perplexity pplx

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Unofficial perplexity.ai CLI

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sgaunet/pplx
• Owner: sgaunet
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-01-16T20:00:48.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-07-01T20:13:19.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-01T21:24:48.280Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: ai, cli, command, darwin, ia, linux, perplexity, pplx
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 410 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# pplx

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It's an unofficial CLI program to query/chat with the [perplexity API](https://www.perplexity.ai/).

## Installation

## Option 1

* Download the latest release from the [releases page](https://github.com/sgaunet/pplx/releases).

* Install the binary in /usr/local/bin or any other directory in your PATH.

## Option 2: With brew

```sh

brew tap sgaunet/homebrew-tools

brew install sgaunet/tools/pplx

```

## Usage

```sh

Program to interact with the Perplexity API.

        You can use it to chat with the AI or to query it.

Usage:

  pplx [command]

Available Commands:

  chat        chat subcommand is an interactive chat with the Perplexity API

  help        Help about any command

  query       

  version     print version of pplx

Flags:

  -h, --help   help for pplx

Use "pplx [command] --help" for more information about a command.

```

## Chat

Chat with the Perplexity API.

```sh

pplx chat

```

## Query

Query the Perplexity API.

```sh

pplx query -p "what are the best citations of Jean Marc Jancovici ?" -s "you're a politician"

```

The above command will return in console a result that looks like:

![pplx query](img/cli.png)