Agents · Lesson 01 Pro ~11 min read AI-native browsing

Comet: a browser with intent.

Comet is Perplexity's biggest 2026 play — a full agentic browser available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows. Now powered by Claude Opus 4.6 underneath. It's not just 'Chrome with AI bolted on' — it's a browser designed around the premise that you usually want to do something with a page, not just read it.

Workflow 01 In-page research while reading

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Ask questions of the page you're on

The simplest Comet pattern: while reading any web page, ask Comet about it. No tab-switching, no copy-paste.

The prompt that works

In-page queriesWhile on a long article, blog post, or research paper: • 'Summarize this in 3 sentences' • 'What's the strongest argument here?' • 'What's the author leaving out?' • 'Find 3 sources that disagree with this' • 'What's the key statistic and is it from a credible source?' • 'What are the prerequisites I should understand before reading further?' • 'TL;DR for my [boss/team/customer]' (with audience-specific tone) While on a product page: • 'Compare this to [competitor]' • 'What's the actual price including [shipping/tax/etc.]?' • 'Find reviews that mention [specific concern I have]' While on a long form/wizard: • 'What's this asking for and why?' • 'Fill in fields based on this info: [paste]'

Best use cases

  • Reading dense articles efficiently
  • Online shopping with informed comparison
  • Research-heavy browsing sessions
  • Form-filling and registration workflows
Comet's summaries are good but can miss nuance. For high-stakes content (legal docs, medical info, contracts) — read the original, don't rely on the summary alone.
Time savings: Article reading: 15-20 min → 2 min summary if depth not required.

Workflow 02 Autonomous multi-step tasks

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Tell Comet what you want to accomplish

Comet's most powerful capability: give it an outcome, it executes across multiple sites. Think 'do my errand' rather than 'help me search.'

The prompt that works

Autonomous taskExamples of autonomous tasks: • 'Find the cheapest flight from MSP to SFO on Friday morning, returning Sunday evening. I'll check it before booking.' • 'Fill out the LinkedIn job application I'm looking at using my resume info' • 'Email these 5 prospects from my list with the personalized template I started drafting' • 'Compare insurance quotes from Geico, Progressive, and State Farm for my profile' • 'Reschedule my Tuesday Zoom meeting to Thursday at 2pm, then email the attendees' The pattern: state the outcome, specify any constraints, let Comet plan and execute. It'll pause for confirmation before any irreversible action.

Best use cases

  • Travel booking research
  • Comparison shopping across many sites
  • Form-filling across services (job applications, registrations)
  • Calendar coordination tasks
Always require confirmation before purchases or submissions. Comet defaults to asking, but be explicit if the task involves money or commitments.
Time savings: Multi-site errands: 1-2 hours → 10-15 min supervision.

Workflow 03 Integrate Comet with your real work

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Email, calendar, and inbox actions

Comet can connect to your email and calendar (with permission) for tasks that bridge browser and inbox.

The prompt that works

Cross-system tasksIntegration patterns: • Read an email, ask Comet: 'Schedule this meeting based on what they asked, send the confirmation' • See a calendar event, ask Comet: 'Find the most recent context about this — emails, prior meeting notes, anything in our CRM' • Reading a customer's website, ask: 'Save the key facts as a note in my CRM record for this account' These cross-system actions are the Comet superpower. The line between 'browse' and 'work' dissolves.

Best use cases

  • Pre-meeting research with calendar context
  • Customer research that flows into CRM
  • Email-driven scheduling and follow-up
  • Inbound message triage with action
Cross-system actions need permission tokens. Verify the scopes you grant — read-only is usually enough, write access only for things you specifically want to automate.
Time savings: Cross-system context: 5-10 min saved per use.
About Comet

Comet launched globally to iOS users in 2026, joining Android, Mac, and Windows. Now uses Claude Opus 4.6 underneath. Comet has agentic browsing integrated into Samsung Internet, and Perplexity is available as an optional default search engine on Samsung devices.

Switch to Comet for one week

Install Comet on your main device. Use it as your default browser for one week. By Day 4 or so, the in-page research and autonomous task patterns become habit. Notice which workflows became dramatically easier and which still need Chrome/Safari.

Back to Perplexity Mastery → Try a prompt in the playground →

What you can do now

  • Install Comet as your default browser on at least one device
  • Use in-page queries instead of tab-switching for research
  • Use autonomous tasks for multi-site work, with confirmation required
  • Connect email and calendar for cross-system patterns
  • Audit permissions Comet has — keep them minimal
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Up next in Perplexity Mastery

Lesson 02 · Spaces — collaborative research workspaces

Spaces are Perplexity's persistent, shareable research workspaces. Different from one-off searches — Spaces accumulate context and let teams research together. See the track →