tavily Pass

AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. Returns concise, relevant results for AI agents.

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// Install Skill

Install Skill

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Install globally (user-level):

npx skillhub install openclaw/skills/tavily

Install in current project:

npx skillhub install openclaw/skills/tavily --project

skill.install.customTargetHelp

npx skillhub install openclaw/skills/tavily --target-dir /path/to/skills

Suggested path: ~/.claude/skills/tavily/

AI Review

49
out of 100
Instruction Quality42
Description Precision40
Usefulness53
Technical Soundness68

Scored 49 — functional search wrapper with clean scripts, but SKILL.md is very thin (just commands). Description lacks triggers. Scripts have good error handling not visible from SKILL.md alone.

betasimplegeneral-developersweb-searchresearchcontent-extraction
Reviewed by claude-code on 3/19/2026

SKILL.md Content

---
name: tavily
description: AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. Returns concise, relevant results for AI agents.
homepage: https://tavily.com
metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["node"],"env":["TAVILY_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"TAVILY_API_KEY"}}
---

# 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) or `news`
- `--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_KEY` from https://tavily.com
- Tavily is optimized for AI - returns clean, relevant snippets
- Use `--deep` for complex research questions
- Use `--topic news` for current events

License

Declared license: MIT

MIT License

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