Background agents
Unknown Plans
Perplexity documented asynchronous work, persistent context, and scheduled monitoring in the Computer surface.
research agent · Perplexity AI
Perplexity
A search-native answer engine with cited web research, file knowledge, app connectors, projects, and a separate Computer agent surface.
Research state13
classified capabilities
Capability ledger
What the evidence supports.
Open a classified state for its direct answer and source record.
| Capability | State | Scope | Evidence | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP client | Selected plans | Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 1 primary | |
| Live web search | Supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| Browser control | Selected plans | Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 3 primary | |
| Code execution | Selected plans | Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 2 primary | |
| File upload | Selected plans | Free, Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 3 primary | |
| PDF analysis | Selected plans | Free, Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 2 primary | |
| Spreadsheet analysis | Selected plans | Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 2 primary | |
| Image input | Partially supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| Image generation | Selected plans | Free, Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 2 primary | |
| Persistent memory | Supported | Product-wide | 2 primary | |
| Background agents | Selected plans | Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 3 primary | |
| Third-party connectors | Selected plans | Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max | 3 primary | |
| Desktop application | Selected platforms | Desktop web, iOS, Android | 1 primary | |
| Terminal access | Unknown or unverified | Product-wide | Not verified | |
| IDE integration | Unknown or unverified | Product-wide | Not verified |
Recorded changes
State history.
Evidence inventory
Primary sources used.
01App ConnectorsPerplexity · accessed 2026-07-2702What is Internal Knowledge SearchPerplexity · accessed 2026-07-2703Computer | Perplexity AIPerplexity AI · accessed 2026-09-0804Computer for Pro subscribers, Computer for SlackPerplexity AI · accessed 2026-09-0805How Credits Work on PerplexityPerplexity AI · accessed 2026-09-0806File UploadsPerplexity AI · accessed 2026-09-0707Perplexity | AI for the CuriousPerplexity AI · accessed 2026-08-0108What is Perplexity Pro?Perplexity AI · accessed 2026-09-0709Generating Images with PerplexityPerplexity AI · accessed 2026-08-0110What are Projects?Perplexity · accessed 2026-07-2711What is Computer?Perplexity · accessed 2026-07-2712App ConnectorsPerplexity AI · accessed 2026-07-29