Use mcp__perplexity-ask__perplexity_ask for web search.
When to Use
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Best practices and recommendations
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Current information (releases, news)
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Comparisons between technologies
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Factual questions about tools/libraries
Usage
{
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Your research question" }]
}
Tips
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Be specific: "Go error handling best practices 2024"
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Include context: "Redis vs Memcached for session storage"
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Ask comparisons: "Pros and cons of gRPC vs REST"