Perplexity Launches Computer in Email for Thread-Based AI Tasks.

Perplexity is moving its Computer agent into one of the most familiar work interfaces: the email thread. With the new Computer in Email feature, users can send a message to, forward a conversation to, or copy computer@perplexity.com on a thread to initiate a task.

The company announced the feature on LinkedIn, saying it is available immediately to all Computer users. Each request runs as a standard Computer session rather than as a separate, email-only workflow.

That distinction matters. The resulting session can be viewed through Perplexity on the web or mobile, and it retains the same audit trail as a task started inside the app. Email acts as the entry point, while Computer remains the place where users can inspect the work.

Computer in Email supports three straightforward ways to start a task:

• Send a new email directly to computer@perplexity.com
• Forward an existing message or conversation containing relevant context
• CC the address on an active thread

For small teams, that could reduce the need to copy information out of an inbox and into a separate agent interface. A customer request, supplier discussion, research note, or internal handoff can remain attached to its original conversation when it is sent to Computer.

Perplexity has not detailed additional syntax, supported task categories, attachment handling, or how the agent behaves when other participants continue replying. Users should therefore treat the announced email address as a new way to submit Computer tasks, not assume that every part of an inbox workflow has been automated.

The audit trail is the more consequential part of the release. Email-based agent interactions can be difficult to monitor when instructions, outputs, and follow-up messages are scattered across a thread. By turning each request into a normal Computer session, Perplexity gives users a separate record that can be opened on web and mobile. The company says this is the same audit trail provided for tasks initiated in the app.

The release expands how users reach Computer rather than introducing a newly named model or research mode. Perplexity has recently been updating the models available across these workflows, including adding Grok 4.6 across Answer and Computer and deploying GPT 5.6 Terra and Luna. Computer in Email addresses a different layer of the product: task intake.

For builders and small business owners, email can be a lower-friction interface than another dashboard. Requests often already contain the context an agent needs, including earlier replies, decisions, names, and deadlines. Forwarding that material may be quicker than reconstructing it in a prompt, although users will still need to consider whether a thread contains confidential or unnecessary information before sharing it with an AI service.

There are also operational questions that Perplexity’s brief announcement does not answer. The company did not specify usage limits, administrator controls, supported email providers, or whether availability varies by Computer plan. It also did not describe what happens if someone without access copies the Computer address into a conversation.

For now, the core proposition is narrow and clear: existing Computer users can initiate work from an email thread, then review the resulting session through Perplexity’s regular interfaces. That makes email another front door to the agent without separating those tasks from Computer’s existing session history and audit system.

What is Perplexity Computer in Email?

Computer in Email is a way to start a Perplexity Computer task from an email conversation. A user can send, forward, or CC a message to computer@perplexity.com, after which the task runs as a normal Computer session.

Who can use Computer in Email?

Perplexity says the feature is available to all Computer users. The announcement does not specify a separate price, plan requirement, or supported email provider.

Where can users review an email task?

Email tasks are viewable through Perplexity on both web and mobile. Each task includes the same audit trail as a Computer session started inside the app.