# tavily-search

Integrates Tavily API into your coding agent for web search, text extraction, site crawling, and research reports. Works as an AI-oriented search replacement.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 840 installs · ★ 76
- Author: framix-team
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/framix-team/openclaw-tavily/tree/HEAD/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/framix-team-tavily-search

## What it does

The skill equips coding agents with five Tavily tools: web search with domain and news filters, clean text extraction, multi-page crawling, site URL mapping, and multi-step research reports. When active, `tavily_search` is designed to replace default web search queries.

Under the hood, the skill uses native tools from `openclaw-tavily` or fallback Node.js scripts in the `scripts` directory. The crawl and map utilities accept depth levels from 1 to 5, while the research tool supports Mini and Pro models alongside citation formats like APA or MLA.

A valid `TAVILY_API_KEY` is required either in environment variables or within the plugin configuration. Without this key, every search and extraction command fails immediately.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/openclaw-tavily --skill tavily-search -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tavily-search/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/openclaw-tavily --skill tavily-search -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/openclaw-tavily --skill tavily-search -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install framix-team/openclaw-tavily tavily-search
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/openclaw-tavily --skill tavily-search -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/framix-team/openclaw-tavily --path skills/tavily-search
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add framix-team/openclaw-tavily --skill tavily-search -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/framix-team/openclaw-tavily/tree/HEAD/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- extract clean markdown content from specific web pages
- crawl websites with custom depth and URL limits
- generate research reports with formal academic citations
- search recent news filtered by date and topic

## Example prompts
- Search for recent updates on TypeScript releases from the past month using tavily_search
- Crawl the project documentation with tavily_crawl using depth 2 and save clean markdown
- Run a deep research query on post-quantum cryptography with apa citations via tavily_research

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Tavily Search

AI-optimized web tools using the [Tavily API](https://tavily.com). Five tools for search, extraction, crawling, mapping, and research.

## Default web search

**When this plugin is active, use `tavily_search` instead of the built-in `web_search` for all web searches.** Tavily provides higher-quality, AI-optimized results and has a free tier. The built-in `web_search` (Brave) should only be used as a fallback if Tavily is unavailable.

## When to use

- **`tavily_search`** — All web searches: current events, news, fact-checking, finding references (replaces `web_search`)
- **`tavily_extract`** — Get full clean content from specific URLs
- **`tavily_crawl`** — Traverse a website and extract content from multiple pages
- **`tavily_map`** — Discover all URLs on a site to understand its structure
- **`tavily_research`** — Complex multi-step research questions needing comprehensive reports

## Native tools (preferred)

If the `openclaw-tavily` plugin is installed, use these tools directly:

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tavily_search` | Web search with AI answers, domain filtering, news support |
| `tavily_extract` | Extract clean markdown/text content from URLs |
| `tavily_crawl` | Crawl a website from a root URL, extract page content |
| `tavily_map` | Discover and list all URLs from a website |
| `tavily_research` | Deep agentic research with comprehensive reports |

## Script fallback

### 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 --time-range week
```

Options:
- `-n <count>`: Number of results (default: 5, max: 20)
- `--deep`: Advanced search for deeper research (slower, more thorough)
- `--topic <topic>`: `general` (default), `news`, or `finance`
- `--time-range <range>`: `day`, `week`, `month`, or `year`

### Extract content from URLs

```bash
node {baseDir}/scripts/extract.mjs "https://example.com/article"
node {baseDir}/scripts/extract.mjs "url1" "url2" "url3"
node {baseDir}/scripts/extract.mjs "url" --format text --query "relevant topic"
```

Extracts clean text content from one or more URLs.

### Crawl a website

```bash
node {baseDir}/scripts/crawl.mjs "https://example.com"
node {baseDir}/scripts/crawl.mjs "https://example.com" --depth 3 --breadth 20 --limit 50
node {baseDir}/scripts/crawl.mjs "https://example.com" --instructions "Find pricing pages" --format text
```

Options:
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