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Use Perplexity as a cited research searcher—not a coding agent—and run one sourced brief after work.
Perplexity is a research-style search assistant that answers with inline sources. Home: perplexity.ai. It is not a coding agent and not a substitute for running tests in your repo.
After work, use it to gather what exists and who said it—then verify the primary links yourself.
After-work Python / coding learners who need a sourced briefing (a library, a paper, a vendor claim) before they write code. If you want the model to edit files, use Cursor, Amp, or Claude Code instead.
Overview: Top 10 AI agent tools for after-work Python.
Open perplexity.ai. Use a personal account. Skip random Perplexity wrappers.
Example: "What is the current official quickstart for Browser Use Python in 2026? Cite the docs URL." If the answer has no links, ask again.
Click at least two citations. Confirm the claim still lives on the vendor page. Perplexity is a map, not the territory.
Left panel: Projects then New project. One job per project, e.g. "After-work: evaluate MCP coding agents." Instruction: "Always list URLs; prefer official docs over blogs." Older tutorials still say Spaces; the product name is now Projects.
Copy: question, 3 URLs, one sentence you verified, one sentence still unverified. That file is the research artifact—not the chat.
Research which Python package name and minimum version to use for Serena MCP in 2026, according to GitHub and security advisories. Produce a 5-bullet brief with URLs. Do not install anything in this exercise.
Thirty minutes of sourced search beats two hours of tab chaos—and you keep a NOTES.md for tomorrow's coding session.
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