# Tavily MCP

> Use Tavily through the local MCP server for web search, URL extraction, site mapping, crawling, and research. Use this skill whenever the user wants to search the web, find articles, look something up online, extract content from a URL, read a webpage, map a website, crawl documentation, download or inspect multiple pages, or conduct in-depth research with citations. This skill routes requests to the right Tavily MCP tool and does not use the Tavily CLI.

- Skill: `minhngoc25a/tavily-mcp` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add minhngoc25a/tavily-mcp`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/minhngoc25a/tavily-mcp/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: minhngoc25a (https://skillmd.com/u/minhngoc25a)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/minhngoc25a/tavily-mcp

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# Tavily MCP

Use the local Tavily MCP server for LLM-optimized web data.

## Prerequisites

The Tavily MCP server must already be configured and connected in Claude Code. Do not install or call the Tavily CLI from this skill.

If a Tavily MCP tool is missing, tell the user which local MCP capability is unavailable and continue with local/contextual information only unless they configure the MCP server.

## Choose the right tool

Follow this escalation path:

1. **Search** — no specific URL yet; find pages, recent information, or source candidates.
2. **Extract** — one or more known URLs; return clean markdown or text content.
3. **Map** — known site, unknown page; discover URLs without extracting content.
4. **Crawl** — many pages from a site or docs section; extract content in bulk.
5. **Research** — deep, multi-source synthesis or comparison report.

| Need | MCP tool | Skill |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Find pages or quick facts | `mcp__tavily-mcp__tavily_search` | `tavily-mcp-search` |
| Read specific URLs | `mcp__tavily-mcp__tavily_extract` | `tavily-mcp-extract` |
| Discover URLs on a site | `mcp__tavily-mcp__tavily_map` | `tavily-mcp-map` |
| Extract many pages from a site | `mcp__tavily-mcp__tavily_crawl` | `tavily-mcp-crawl` |
| Produce a cited research report | `mcp__tavily-mcp__tavily_research` | `tavily-mcp-research` |

## Usage guidance

- Use the most specific skill when the task clearly maps to one tool.
- Prefer `map` plus targeted `extract` over broad `crawl` when only a few pages are needed.
- Prefer `search` for quick facts and source discovery.
- Prefer `research` when the user asks for synthesis, comparison, market analysis, literature review, or a detailed report.
- Keep query strings concise and focused; web search queries should be search terms, not long prompts.
- Use domain and path filters when the user names trusted sources or a target site section.