Perplexity Computer for Counsel
See how Perplexity's senior director of product, privacy, and regulatory counsel uses Perplexity Computer.
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What is Perplexity Computer, and why would counsel use it instead of Search or Deep Research?
Computer is a general-purpose, multi-model, multi-agent digital worker that runs long-lived legal workflows across your firm's apps and data sources — not just answering a research question, but drafting, comparing, filing, and monitoring across steps. Search and Deep Research are best for quick answers and briefs; Computer is best when you need a produced deliverable — a redline, memo, dashboard, or scheduled monitor — that spans multiple tools.
When should I use the Perplexity Desktop App vs. the Comet browser?
They have very similar capabilities. The main difference is that the desktop app supports Personal Computer, which gives Computer access to your local files. Comet is best when you are already in the browser and want quick help with what's open.
Where is the single best place to learn Perplexity and Computer capabilities?
The Enterprise Resource Hub and Academy — with how-to videos, demos, and guides.
Legal Research & Sources
How do I make sure Computer pulls from credible, authoritative sources — not law-firm advertising pages — for legal inquiries?
State that preference directly in the prompt. For a persistent preference, capture it in a Project or in a Skill so the guardrail is reused across every task in that practice area.
How do I keep Computer honest on case law, no elaboration, no invented sanction amounts?
Frame the guardrails up front in the prompt: restrict Computer to specific authoritative sources, require an inline citation for every number, date, and ruling, ban estimates of dollar values, ask for a confidence label per item, and add a self-audit step to the same task before final output.
Is there an easy way to validate specific facts in the results?
Yes. Every answer includes cited sources. In Search, hover a line to jump to its exact source. In Computer, review the sources panel and prompt Computer for additional detail on any citation you want to verify.
Can I highlight a specific generated sentence and see exactly where the fact came from?
In Search, highlighting a line surfaces the cited source directly. In Computer, sources are always attached, ask Computer to expand on a specific claim to trace it.
Connectors & Data Integrations
Which connectors are available today, and how do I set them up?
The full and current list of native connectors, plus setup instructions, lives in your app under Settings → Connectors. Pro, Max, and Enterprise users can also add custom remote or local MCP connectors from the same page via + Custom connector.
How do I connect Perplexity to my inbox if the firm account is linked to a shared marketing address?
You would need to connect Perplexity to your own email app (Outlook, Gmail, etc.) and authenticate with your individual account. Each user's connector auth is tied to their own Perplexity profile.
How do I get Computer to work with large case dockets in Dropbox, SharePoint, or Box without reviewing every folder on every prompt?
Be as specific with the file path as possible in the prompt to focus the search. Ask in Search to refine scope before moving to Computer for the deliverable.
Can Computer email the result of its work when a task finishes?
Yes. Connect Gmail or Outlook and ask Computer to draft a note with the link.
Skills, Workflows & Projects
What is a Skill, and are there ready-to-use ones for common firm tasks?
Skills are reusable instruction sets that teach Computer how to perform specific tasks — a specialized playbook. Computer ships with built-in skills, and Perplexity also offers Workflows — pre-built tasks you can run against your own input. Find them under Customize → Workflows.
Can I build custom Skills for my firm's specific work?
Yes. On the Skills page, click Create skill, then either Create with Perplexity (describe the task and Perplexity builds it through a conversation) or Upload a skill (a .zip with a SKILL.md at root, or a .md file; 10 MB max).
Can I share a Skill or Playbook across the whole firm?
Yes. Admins can promote a Skill to org-wide, and when a query runs Computer pulls from both the user's Skills and any org-wide ones.
Can I do bulk, tabular document review?
Yes. Computer supports bulk document review with tabular output, for example, redlining a batch of NDAs against a standard template and exporting the results as a comparison table.
Brain, Memory & Projects
Does Brain automatically contextualize what I upload to a Project, and does it improve as I add more documents?
Yes. Brain runs contextual passes off-hours across your sessions, connected tools, files, artifacts, and corrections, and updates its working model of your projects and people over time. Each entry links back to its source so you can check or correct it.
Is Brain only available when Computer is enabled? And is Project Brain different from personal Brain?
Brain is currently available for use in Computer tasks and only for Enterprise Max users. Personal Brain is tied to the individual user; Project Brain is shared across everyone in that Project. Running Brain inside a Project consumes Computer credits.
Models & Orchestration
Do you offer multi-agent orchestration for research or drafting?
Yes. Computer uses an orchestrator model to plan and coordinate the work of subagents it delegates tasks to. You can choose which orchestrator model runs the task; the orchestrator then selects the right model for each subtask.
Security, Privacy & Admin Controls
What privacy protections apply when client data is connected from SharePoint, Box, or similar?
All permissions from the source app are inherited via OAuth. You only see files you already have access to in the source system, everything is private by default, and Enterprise data is never used to train Perplexity's models or any third-party model.
How does Perplexity handle confidential client information when using a data source like DeepJudge?
Perplexity inherits the access permissions already set inside the connected source. With a source like DeepJudge, that means users only see the documents they are already authorized to see in the underlying system, you do not have to re-upload, re-permission, or restructure your document systems to connect it. On the Perplexity side, admins control which connectors are enabled, connected internal files stay under firm control, and Enterprise data is not used for training. Firms should still validate the specific setup with their own security and compliance teams.
Can admins control which users have access to Computer and which connectors are enabled?
Yes. Enterprise admins use the Computer configuration in Settings to decide who can access Computer and which connectors can be enabled.
Can we extract Computer usage data programmatically for reporting?
Yes. Admins have access to security audit logs, which capture Computer usage and can be pulled programmatically for internal reporting.
Do you support custom user roles, for example, a "lawyer" role we can use in workflows or approvals?
Yes. You can set up role-based access controls to define custom user roles — for example, restricting specific connectors, tools, or workflows to a "lawyer" role — and administer them at the org level.
Scheduled Tasks & Dashboards
Can I run recurring tasks, for example, a daily case-law monitor or a weekly practice-area usage dashboard?
Yes. Scheduled Tasks let Computer run recurring work on a schedule you set, the minimum cadence is once per hour. Set the cadence in plain language in the prompt, or via the scheduled section in the Perplexity panel.
Can Computer build a dashboard on our practice-area usage automatically?
Yes. Give Computer the input data (usage export, API, or connected source) and it will build a dashboard on any subject, including practice-area usage. Ask Computer in the same thread to run the refresh on a set cadence, daily, weekly, or custom.
