# askPerplexitySearch

Search the web using Perplexity AI and get a concise, sourced answer. Good for current events, crypto news, protocol documentation, and general knowledge questions.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `askPerplexitySearch`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/askperplexitysearch

## Facts

- Tool: `askPerplexitySearch`
- Server: Agentek Eth (`nanidao/agentek`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/NaniDAO/agentek
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "askPerplexitySearch",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why askPerplexitySearch is rated Low

This tool queries external data sources and returns results without side effects. It is a classic Read operation—information retrieval with no capacity to alter state, execute commands, or commit financial transactions. The severity is low because misuse would only expose publicly available information or potentially generate unnecessary API calls.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs web search and retrieves information ('Search the web using Perplexity AI and get a concise, sourced answer'). No modification, deletion, or execution of code/commands is described. Returns data only."

## Use case

AI agents call askPerplexitySearch to retrieve information from Agentek Eth without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Agentek Eth:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "askPerplexitySearch": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Agentek Eth (192)

- `intentReverseSlowTransfer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentreverseslowtransfer.md
- `intentRevokeAllApprovals` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentrevokeallapprovals.md
- `intentRevokeApproval` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentrevokeapproval.md
- `generateAndPinImage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/generateandpinimage.md
- `intentGovernorVote` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentgovernorvote.md
- `intentGovernorVoteWithReason` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentgovernorvotewithreason.md
- `intentSetPrimaryWNS` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentsetprimarywns.md
- `intentSetWNSAddr` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentsetwnsaddr.md
- `intentSwapSolana` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentswapsolana.md
- `intentVoteNaniProposal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentvotenaniproposal.md
- `intentWriteContract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentwritecontract.md
- `depositWETH` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/depositweth.md
- `intent0xSwap` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intent0xswap.md
- `intentAaveBorrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaaveborrow.md
- `intentAaveDeposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaavedeposit.md
- `intentAaveRepay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaaverepay.md
- `intentAaveWithdraw` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaavewithdraw.md
- `intentApprove` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentapprove.md
- `intentApproveSlowTransfer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentapproveslowtransfer.md
- `intentCoinchanAirdrop` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanairdrop.md
- `intentCoinchanClaimVested` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanclaimvested.md
- `intentCoinchanMake` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmake.md
- `intentCoinchanMakeHold` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmakehold.md
- `intentCoinchanMakeLocked` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmakelocked.md
- `intentCollectFees` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcollectfees.md
- `intentDecreaseLiquidity` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdecreaseliquidity.md
- `intentDepositAcross` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdepositacross.md
- `intentDepositToSlow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdeposittoslow.md
- `intentIncreaseLiquidity` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentincreaseliquidity.md
- `intentMintPosition` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentmintposition.md
- …and 162 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=nanidao-agentek · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/nanidao-agentek