Ever get tired of switching between your terminal and browser just to search something? Here's how to bring Perplexity AI search right into your command line. In this video, I show you how to install Perplexity using Simon Willison's incredible llm tool, so you can search, get answers, and even generate content without leaving your terminal. 🔧 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: - Install llm command-line tool using uv - Set up the Perplexity plugin - Create a simple alias for easy access - Bonus: Pretty-print results with glow ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Why use Perplexity from command line? 0:50 - Installing llm with uv 1:20 - Adding the Perplexity plugin 1:46 - Setting up your API key 2:40 - First query: Weather check 3:36 - Practical example: FFmpeg commands 4:18 - Creating a pplx alias 5:26 - Real-world use: AWS re:Invent summary 6:21 - Pretty-printing with glow 8:23 - Bonus: Creative uses 🔗 RESOURCES: 📝 Full tutorial on my blog: 🛠️ llm tool by Simon Willison: 🔌 llm-perplexity plugin: ✨ glow (Markdown renderer): ⚡ uv (Python package installer): 💡 REQUIREMENTS: - A Perplexity account (Pro gets you $5 API credits/month) - Python installed on your system - Love for the command line! This setup has changed how I work. No more context switching, no more copy-pasting between windows. Instead, efficient searching right where you are. 👇 Write a comment with your favourite command-line productivity hack! #commandline #perplexity #ai #productivity #terminal #cli #devtools #coding --- 📧 Want more tips like this? Subscribe and hit the bell! 🐦 Find me on: - LinkedIn: constantingonzalez - Bluesky: @ - Mastodon: @glez_de - GitHub: zalez