perplexity-ci-integration

name	perplexity-ci-integration
description	Configure CI/CD for Perplexity Sonar API integrations with GitHub Actions. Use when setting up automated testing, configuring CI pipelines, or integrating Perplexity tests into your build process. Trigger with phrases like "perplexity CI", "perplexity GitHub Actions", "perplexity automated tests", "CI perplexity pipeline".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(gh:*)
version	1.12.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","perplexity","testing","ci-cd"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Perplexity CI Integration

Overview

Set up CI/CD pipelines for Perplexity Sonar API integrations. Key CI concerns: live API calls cost money (use mocks for unit tests, reserve live calls for integration tests), API keys must be in GitHub Secrets, and rate limits apply even in CI.

Prerequisites

• GitHub repository with Actions enabled
• Perplexity API key for CI (separate from production)
• Test suite with mocked and live test separation

Instructions

Step 1: Configure GitHub Secret

set -euo pipefail
# Store API key as a GitHub secret
gh secret set PERPLEXITY_API_KEY --body "pplx-your-ci-key-here"

Step 2: GitHub Actions Workflow

# .github/workflows/perplexity-tests.yml
name: Perplexity Integration Tests

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  unit-tests:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: "20"
          cache: "npm"
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test