Connect ClickHouse to Perplexity
Give Perplexity governed access to ClickHouse through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add ClickHouse to Perplexity in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Perplexity then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Approve ClickHouse in Runlayer
Add ClickHouse from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
- 2
Connect Perplexity to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Perplexity by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Perplexity reaches ClickHouse’s tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Perplexity setup guide - 3
Sign in to ClickHouse
An admin adds ClickHouse credentials to Runlayer once. They never sit in the client’s configuration.
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Use ClickHouse from Perplexity
ClickHouse’s approved tools appear in Perplexity. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
ClickHouse tools in Perplexity
ClickHouse reports its tools when your organization connects it, so the list depends on your deployment.
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 ClickHouse 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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