# Tavily MCP Server for AI-Powered Web Search and Extraction

> An official MCP server from Tavily that provides AI agents with real-time web search, page extraction, site mapping, and web crawling capabilities. Connects to Tavily's search API to deliver structured, relevant results optimized for LLM consumption.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/tavily-mcp-server-for-ai-powered-web-search-and-extraction` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/tavily-mcp-server-for-ai-powered-web-search-and-extraction`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/tavily-mcp-server-for-ai-powered-web-search-and-extraction/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/tavily-mcp-server-for-ai-powered-web-search-and-extraction

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# Tavily MCP Server for AI-Powered Web Search and Extraction

An official MCP server from Tavily that provides AI agents with real-time web search, page extraction, site mapping, and web crawling capabilities. Connects to Tavily's search API to deliver structured, relevant results optimized for LLM consumption.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npx -y tavily-mcp@latest

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (v20 or higher)
- You can verify your Node.js installation by running:
- node --version

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- **Note:** When using the remote MCP, you can specify default parameters for all requests by including a DEFAULT_PARAMETERS header containing a JSON object with your desired defaults. Example:
- Run claude to start Claude Code
- **B. Using other MCP Clients (Example: Cursor):**

- Source: https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/tavily-mcp-server-ai-web-search-extraction/)