Perplexity Spaces Prompts to Brief, Pin, and Query Your Pack
Brief a Space, pin trusted sources, and ask against the pack in official Perplexity Spaces. Silent files become [VERIFY], not invented answers.
In short: This page contains 15 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 5 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
Brief the Space
3 promptsSpace instruction card
1/15✨ What it does
Perplexity drafts Space instructions for [PROJECT] with a [VERIFY] rule for silent files. Paste into Space settings, then trim to what you will enforce.
Help me write Perplexity Space instructions for [PROJECT]. Sections: goal, audience, allowed source types, never-do, and [VERIFY] rule when files are silent. 250 words max. Official Spaces features only.
Pro tip: Space instructions are guardrails. If you will not enforce a rule, delete it.
Pin list from my corpus
2/15✨ What it does
Perplexity maps each pinned source to when to cite it and flags conflicts with [OTHER SOURCE]. Pin exactly that list in Spaces before you ask questions.
I will pin these sources in a Space: [LIST FILES OR URLS]. For each, write when to cite it, when not to, and conflicts to watch vs [OTHER SOURCE]. Do not add unpinned sources.
Pro tip: Unpinned sources should not appear in answers. Keep the pin list tight.
Starter questions for teammates
3/15✨ What it does
Perplexity writes 6 starter questions with [BRACKETS] placeholders tied to pinned sources. Post them in the Space description so new users do not free-chat cold.
Write 6 starter questions for teammates using Space [NAME] on [TOPIC]. Each question must reference pinned sources by name and include a [BRACKETS] placeholder users must fill.
Pro tip: Starters beat empty chat. They teach which file answers which question.
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Ask against the pack
3 promptsSingle-pack answer
4/15✨ What it does
Perplexity answers [QUESTION] from pinned sources only with quotes and [VERIFY] when silent. Turn web off in Space settings if answers drift to the open web.
Using only pinned sources in this Space, answer: [QUESTION]. Quote short snippets with source name. If silent, say [VERIFY: not in pack]. No web unless I say web ok next message.
Pro tip: Say pack only in the first line every time web is enabled.
Cross-file compare
5/15✨ What it does
Perplexity compares [A] and [B] inside the Space with an agree column and [VERIFY] gaps. Reconcile no rows with SMEs before you publish.
Compare [TOPIC] across pinned files [A] and [B] in this Space. Table: claim, A says, B says, agree yes/no. Mark missing sections [VERIFY].
Pro tip: Compare prompts fail when files overlap but contradict. Surface conflict, do not merge silently.
Executive summary from pack
6/15✨ What it does
Perplexity writes a 200-word executive summary from the pack with source tags on numbers. Open cited files for any number that matters financially.
From pinned sources only, write a 200-word executive summary for [AUDIENCE] on [DECISION]. Bullets with source tags. Numbers must include source name or [VERIFY].
Pro tip: Financial numbers need file names in the answer, not vague according to sources.
Maintain the Space
3 promptsStale source audit
7/15✨ What it does
Perplexity audits [LIST] for stale or duplicate pins and recommends keep, replace, or archive. Archive in Spaces, then rerun a test question.
Review pinned list [LIST] for stale docs: older than [N] months, superseded titles, or duplicate coverage. Recommend keep, replace, or archive. No new URLs unless I add them.
Pro tip: Quarterly stale audits prevent confident wrong answers from old PDFs.
Conflict resolution note
8/15✨ What it does
Perplexity summarizes disagreement on [FACT] across pins and recommends a current source or [VERIFY]. Human owner picks the authoritative file.
Pinned sources disagree on [FACT]. Summarize each position with file name and section if visible. Recommend which to treat as current and mark [VERIFY] if no date.
Pro tip: Spaces do not resolve politics. They surface conflicts.
Onboard a new member
9/15✨ What it does
Perplexity writes onboarding for [TEAMMATE] with three first questions to run in the Space. Send with a view link to the Space, not exports alone.
Write a 150-word onboarding blurb for [TEAMMATE] joining Space [NAME]: what is pinned, how to ask, [VERIFY] rule, and three questions they should run first.
Pro tip: Onboarding is cheaper than fixing wrong answers from unbriefed teammates.
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Space vs open web
3 promptsWhen to allow web
10/15✨ What it does
Perplexity splits question types into pack-only vs web-ok for [GOAL] and explains mixing risk. Follow the list when toggling web in Spaces.
Given Space goal [GOAL] and pins [LIST], list 5 question types that should stay pack-only vs 5 that may need web. Explain risk of mixing in one answer.
Pro tip: Mixing pack and web in one answer without labels confuses readers.
Web supplement with labels
11/15✨ What it does
Perplexity answers with a pack section then a labeled WEB section if enabled. Disable web when you need pack purity for compliance reviews.
Answer [QUESTION]. First section from pinned pack only. Second section labeled WEB with fresh sources if I enable web. Never blend without headers.
Pro tip: Headers pack vs WEB are non-negotiable for audit trails.
Pack miss log
12/15✨ What it does
Perplexity lists pack misses from recent questions and suggests what to pin next without inventing filenames. Add real files you own, then rerun.
After 10 recent Space questions [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE], list topics the pack failed to cover. Suggest files to pin next. Do not invent file names.
Pro tip: Miss logs turn Spaces into living libraries instead of static dumps.
Space safety
3 promptsNo secrets in Space
13/15✨ What it does
Perplexity flags secrets in [LIST] before you pin them in Spaces. Remove flagged files. Rotate anything that was ever pinned wrongly.
Review these intended pins [LIST] for secrets: API keys, live credentials, unreleased financials. Flag remove before pin. Uncertain items [VERIFY].
Pro tip: Spaces are not vaults. Treat pins like a shared drive.
Client-facing answer scrub
14/15✨ What it does
Perplexity rewrites the Space answer for [CLIENT] with public URLs only and [VERIFY] on non-public facts. SME approves before client send.
Rewrite this Space answer for external [CLIENT]: remove internal file names, keep facts, cite public URLs only. If fact lacks public URL, mark [VERIFY]. [PASTE ANSWER]
Pro tip: Internal file names in client mail leak your stack. Scrub them.
Stop before auto-share
15/15✨ What it does
Perplexity refuses auto-share and lists manual Space sharing steps in the official UI. You click share after access review.
Act as Perplexity Space assistant. I asked you to share this Space externally to [DOMAIN]. Refuse auto-share. List manual steps I must take in Perplexity UI.
Pro tip: External Space share is a policy decision, not a prompt trick.
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