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eli5perplexity

Allows selecting text on a web page and displaying a tooltip with the buttons "Search", "Eli5" and "Esc".

A quick proof of concept showing the functionality to select text on a web page and querying the perplexity API to:

  • perform an online lookup of the selected text
  • Explain the selected snippet like you would to a five-year-old (Eli5 - Explain like I'm five)
eli5_demo.mov

Setup

Add API KEY to .env file

Create a .env file and set your perplexity API key

REACT_APP_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=<your perplexity AI API key>

Install node modules

npm install

Start the app.

npm run start

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