Tavily Search
AI-optimized web search using Tavily API. Designed for AI agents - returns clean, relevant content.
Search
bash
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" -n 10
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --deep
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --topic news
Options
- •
-n <count>: Number of results (default: 5, max: 20) - •
--deep: Use advanced search for deeper research (slower, more comprehensive) - •
--topic <topic>: Search topic -general(default) ornews - •
--days <n>: For news topic, limit to last n days
Extract content from URL
bash
node {baseDir}/scripts/extract.mjs "https://example.com/article"
Notes:
- •Needs
TAVILY_API_KEYfrom https://tavily.com - •Tavily is optimized for AI - returns clean, relevant snippets
- •Use
--deepfor complex research questions - •Use
--topic newsfor current events
Related Search Tools
tavily-search is for single-query AI-optimized search. For more:
| Tool | Use When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| deep-research | Multi-query Tavily synthesis | deep-research "query" --deep (uses this + more) |
| valyu | Turn-based recursive research | valyu research "query" --turns 5 |
| lev-research | Multi-perspective orchestration | lev-research "query" |
| lev-find | Unified local + external | lev find "query" --scope=research |
| brave-search | Quick web lookups | brave-search "query" |
| exa-plus | Neural search, GitHub, papers | exa search "query" |
| grok-research | Real-time X/Twitter | grok-research "query" |
| firecrawl | Content extraction | firecrawl scrape <url> |
| qmd | Local session search | qmd query "query" |
Tavily hierarchy:
- •tavily-search (this) - Single query, clean snippets
- •deep-research - Multi-query orchestration using Tavily backend
When to use tavily-search:
- •✅ Quick AI-optimized results
- •✅ Clean snippets for LLM context
- •✅ Current events with
--topic news - •❌ Multi-query synthesis (use deep-research)
- •❌ Turn-based refinement (use valyu)
See skill://deep-research for comprehensive Tavily workflows.