Connect AWS Knowledge to Perplexity
Give Perplexity governed access to AWS Knowledge’s 5 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add AWS Knowledge to Perplexity in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Perplexity then gets it through the same governed connection.
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Add AWS Knowledge to Runlayer
AWS Knowledge isn’t in the Runlayer catalog yet, so an admin adds it by its MCP server URL.
Adding a connector manually - 2
Connect Perplexity to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Perplexity by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Perplexity reaches AWS Knowledge’s 5 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Perplexity setup guide - 3
Sign in to AWS Knowledge
Sign in the way AWS Knowledge requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
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Use AWS Knowledge from Perplexity
AWS Knowledge’s approved tools appear in Perplexity. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
5 AWS Knowledge tools in Perplexity
Runlayer policy decides which of these Perplexity users can call.
Get regional availability
AWS resource availability per region.
List regions
Retrieve a list of all AWS regions.
Read documentation
Fetch full AWS doc pages as markdown.
Retrieve skill
Retrieve an AWS skill (workflows, references).
Search documentation
AWS docs search.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Perplexity
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Perplexity exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every AWS Knowledge call from Perplexity passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Perplexity as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Managed browser extension (available)
Managed Chrome, Edge, and Firefox deployments can monitor supported web-chat activity and apply prompt-time controls where the surface permits it.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for Perplexity yet, so control happens at the gateway.
Frequently asked questions
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