{"slug":"perplexity-brief-a-topic-with-sources-i-can-open","title":"Brief a topic with sources I can open","summary":"Perplexity handles this as a draft: Five claims, each with the URL I gave you or the words not in the packet. Do not cite a page you did not open in the packet.","agent":"Perplexity","agentSlug":"perplexity","category":"Research","categorySlug":"research","roles":["Founder"],"roleSlugs":["founder"],"industries":["Software"],"industrySlugs":["software"],"jobs":["research"],"topic":"Research","topicSlug":"research","score":17,"difficulty":"medium","estCost":"One individual paid plan is usually enough for a short run.","costTier":"low","timeSaved":"An hour","prompt":"You are working as Perplexity on one playbook.\n\nTask: Five claims, each with the URL I gave you or the words not in the packet.\n\nRules:\n- Use only sources I give you. If a file, page, or number is missing, write unknown.\n- Do not invent URLs, prices, or names.\n- Stop rule: Do not cite a page you did not open in the packet.\n\nReturn the work product first, then a short list of what you did not do because of the stop rule, and the single decision I still have to make.","steps":[{"title":"Open Perplexity where the source material already lives","detail":"Use the account, repo, or folder that has the real files. If you cannot see them, stop."},{"title":"Paste the prompt and name the exact input","detail":"Five claims, each with the URL I gave you or the words not in the packet."},{"title":"Check three facts against the source","detail":"A wrong date, amount, or name means the draft is not ready."},{"title":"Keep the stop rule","detail":"Do not cite a page you did not open in the packet."}],"sourceUrl":"https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/overview","sourceNote":"Perplexity's getting-started docs returned HTTP 200 on 16 Oct 2026. This playbook is an original unverified reconstruction that requires citations.","date":"2026-10-16","verified":false,"status":"unverified","sponsorUrl":"","metrics":[{"label":"Hands-on time","value":"An hour"},{"label":"You still approve","value":"Do not cite a page you did not open in the packet."}],"faq":[{"question":"Has this Perplexity playbook been re-run for the catalog?","answer":"No. It is an unverified reconstruction. The source URL was checked on 16 Oct 2026."},{"question":"What stays human?","answer":"Do not cite a page you did not open in the packet."}],"url":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/usecases/perplexity-brief-a-topic-with-sources-i-can-open","jsonUrl":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/api/usecases/perplexity-brief-a-topic-with-sources-i-can-open"}