perplexity-observability
Installation
SKILL.md
Perplexity Observability
Overview
Monitor Perplexity Sonar API performance, cost, and quality. Key signals unique to Perplexity: citation count per response (quality indicator), search latency variability (web search is non-deterministic), and per-model cost differences.
Key Metrics
| Metric | sonar (typical) | sonar-pro (typical) | Alert Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latency p50 | 1-2s | 3-5s | p95 > 15s |
| Citations/response | 3-5 | 5-10 | 0 for 10min |
| Error rate | <1% | <1% | >5% |
| Cost/query | $0.005 | $0.02 | >$0.10 |
Prerequisites
- Perplexity API integration running
- Metrics backend (Prometheus, Datadog, or custom)
- Alerting system configured