--- name: perplexity-enterprise-rbac description: 'Configure Perplexity API key scoping, per-team model access, cost controls, and search domain restrictions for enterprise deployments. Trigger with phrases like "perplexity enterprise", "perplexity RBAC", "perplexity team access", "perplexity roles", "perplexity permissions". ' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore tags: - saas - perplexity - rbac compatibility: Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw --- # Perplexity Enterprise RBAC ## Overview Control access to Perplexity Sonar API at the organizational level. Perplexity does not have built-in RBAC -- you implement access control through: separate API keys per team/environment, a gateway that enforces model and budget policies, and domain restrictions for compliance. ## Access Control Strategy | Layer | Mechanism | Perplexity Support | |-------|-----------|-------------------| | Authentication | API key per team | Yes (multiple keys) | | Model restriction | Gateway enforcement | Build yourself | | Budget cap | Per-key monthly limit | Via dashboard | | Domain restriction | `search_domain_filter` | Yes (per-request) | | Rate limiting | Gateway + key limits | Yes (per-key RPM) | ## Prerequisites - Perplexity API account with admin access - Separate API keys per team/environment - Gateway or middleware for policy enforcement ## Instructions ### Step 1: Create Per-Team API Keys Generate separate keys at [perplexity.ai/settings/api](https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api): ``` Key: pplx-support-bot-prod → Budget: $200/mo, sonar only Key: pplx-research-team → Budget: $1000/mo, sonar + sonar-pro Key: pplx-data-team → Budget: $500/mo, sonar only Key: pplx-executive-reports → Budget: $300/mo, sonar-pro ``` ### Step 2: Gateway with Policy Enforcement ```typescript // perplexity-gateway.ts import OpenAI from "openai"; interface TeamPolicy { apiKey: string; allowedModels: string[]; maxTokensPerRequest: number; maxRequestsPerMinute: number; requiredDomainFilter?: string[]; // Force search to specific domains blockedDomainFilter?: string[]; // Block specific domains } const TEAM_POLICIES: Record = { support: { apiKey: process.env.PPLX_KEY_SUPPORT!, allowedModels: ["sonar"], maxTokensPerRequest: 512, maxRequestsPerMinute: 30, }, research: { apiKey: process.env.PPLX_KEY_RESEARCH!, allowedModels: ["sonar", "sonar-pro", "sonar-reasoning-pro"], maxTokensPerRequest: 4096, maxRequestsPerMinute: 50, }, compliance: { apiKey: process.env.PPLX_KEY_COMPLIANCE!, allowedModels: ["sonar", "sonar-pro"], maxTokensPerRequest: 2048, maxRequestsPerMinute: 20, requiredDomainFilter: ["sec.gov", "edgar.sec.gov", "law.cornell.edu"], }, marketing: { apiKey: process.env.PPLX_KEY_MARKETING!, allowedModels: ["sonar"], maxTokensPerRequest: 1024, maxRequestsPerMinute: 20, blockedDomainFilter: ["-competitor1.com", "-competitor2.com"], }, }; function enforcePolicy( team: string, requestedModel: string, requestedTokens: number ): { client: OpenAI; model: string; maxTokens: number; domainFilter?: string[] } { const policy = TEAM_POLICIES[team]; if (!policy) throw new Error(`Unknown team: ${team}`); if (!policy.allowedModels.includes(requestedModel)) { console.warn(`Team ${team} not allowed ${requestedModel}, using ${policy.allowedModels[0]}`); } const model = policy.allowedModels.includes(requestedModel) ? requestedModel : policy.allowedModels[0]; const maxTokens = Math.min(requestedTokens, policy.maxTokensPerRequest); return { client: new OpenAI({ apiKey: policy.apiKey, baseURL: "https://api.perplexity.ai" }), model, maxTokens, domainFilter: policy.requiredDomainFilter || policy.blockedDomainFilter, }; } ``` ### Step 3: Enforced Search with Domain Restrictions ```typescript async function teamSearch( team: string, query: string, requestedModel: string = "sonar" ) { const { client, model, maxTokens, domainFilter } = enforcePolicy( team, requestedModel, 2048 ); const response = await client.chat.completions.create({ model, messages: [{ role: "user", content: query }], max_tokens: maxTokens, ...(domainFilter && { search_domain_filter: domainFilter }), } as any); return { answer: response.choices[0].message.content, citations: (response as any).citations || [], model: response.model, team, tokens: response.usage?.total_tokens, }; } // Usage const result = await teamSearch("compliance", "latest SEC filing for AAPL", "sonar-pro"); // -> Uses sonar-pro (allowed for compliance team) // -> Searches only sec.gov, edgar.sec.gov, law.cornell.edu const supportResult = await teamSearch("support", "How to reset password", "sonar-pro"); // -> Downgrades to sonar (support team only allowed sonar) ``` ### Step 4: Usage Tracking per Team ```typescript class TeamUsageTracker { private usage: Map> = new Map(); record(team: string, tokens: number, model: string) { const entries = this.usage.get(team) || []; const cost = model === "sonar-pro" ? tokens * 0.000009 : tokens * 0.000001; entries.push({ timestamp: Date.now(), tokens, model, cost }); this.usage.set(team, entries); } getDailySummary(team: string) { const today = new Date().toDateString(); const entries = (this.usage.get(team) || []).filter( (e) => new Date(e.timestamp).toDateString() === today ); return { team, queries: entries.length, totalTokens: entries.reduce((s, e) => s + e.tokens, 0), estimatedCost: entries.reduce((s, e) => s + e.cost, 0).toFixed(4), modelBreakdown: { sonar: entries.filter((e) => e.model === "sonar").length, "sonar-pro": entries.filter((e) => e.model === "sonar-pro").length, }, }; } } ``` ### Step 5: Key Rotation Schedule Rotate API keys every 90 days. Name keys with quarter (`pplx-research-2026Q1`) for tracking. ```bash set -euo pipefail # 1. Generate new key at perplexity.ai/settings/api # 2. Deploy new key alongside old key (24-hour overlap) # 3. Verify new key works curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $NEW_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"model":"sonar","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"test"}],"max_tokens":5}' \ https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions # 4. Remove old key from perplexity.ai/settings/api ``` ## Error Handling | Issue | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | `401` for a team | Key expired or revoked | Regenerate key for that team | | Model downgrade unexpected | Policy restricting access | Check team's `allowedModels` | | Compliance citations from wrong domain | Domain filter not applied | Verify `requiredDomainFilter` in policy | | Budget exceeded | Team over monthly cap | Alert team lead, increase cap or throttle | ## Output - Per-team API key management - Gateway enforcing model and token policies - Domain-restricted search for compliance teams - Usage tracking and cost allocation per team ## Resources - [Perplexity API Documentation](https://docs.perplexity.ai) - [API Key Management](https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api) ## Next Steps For migration planning, see `perplexity-migration-deep-dive`. --- Source attribution: jeremylongshore Original project: https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/blob/main/plugins/saas-packs/perplexity-pack/skills/perplexity-enterprise-rbac/SKILL.md License: MIT License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Dave AI. ## Upstream license notice MIT License Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 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