Connect Parallel Task to Perplexity
Give Perplexity governed access to Parallel Task’s 4 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Parallel Task 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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Approve Parallel Task in Runlayer
Add Parallel Task from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
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Connect Perplexity to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Perplexity by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Perplexity reaches Parallel Task’s 4 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Perplexity setup guide - 3
Sign in to Parallel Task
Sign in the way Parallel Task requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
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Use Parallel Task from Perplexity
Parallel Task’s approved tools appear in Perplexity. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
4 Parallel Task tools in Perplexity
Runlayer policy decides which of these Perplexity users can call.
Create deep research
Creates a Deep Research task for comprehensive, single-topic research with citations.
Create Task group
Batch data enrichment tool.
Get result markdown
Get final task results as markdown.
Get status
Lightweight status check (~50 tokens).
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 Parallel Task 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.
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