modbender Tavily Search
Search the web and get relevant results optimized for LLM consumption.
Authentication
Get your API key at https://tavily.com and add to your OpenClaw config:
{
"skills": {
"entries": {
"tavily-search": {
"enabled": true,
"apiKey": "tvly-YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Or set the environment variable:
export TAVILY_API_KEY="tvly-YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
Quick Start
Using the Script
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
Examples
# Basic search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "python async patterns"
# With more results
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "React hooks tutorial" -n 10
# Advanced search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "machine learning" --deep
# News search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "AI news" --topic news
# Domain-filtered search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "Python docs" --include-domains docs.python.org
Options
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-n <count> |
Number of results (1-20) | 10 |
--depth <mode> |
Search depth: ultra-fast, fast, basic, advanced |
basic |
--topic <topic> |
Topic: general or news |
general |
--time-range <range> |
Time range: day, week, month, year |
- |
--include-domains <domains> |
Comma-separated domains to include | - |
--exclude-domains <domains> |
Comma-separated domains to exclude | - |
--raw-content |
Include full page content | false |
--json |
Output raw JSON | false |
Search Depth
| Depth | Latency | Relevance | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
ultra-fast |
Lowest | Lower | Real-time chat, autocomplete |
fast |
Low | Good | Need chunks but latency matters |
basic |
Medium | High | General-purpose, balanced |
advanced |
Higher | Highest | Precision matters, research |
Tips
- Keep queries under 400 characters - Think search query, not prompt
- Break complex queries into sub-queries - Better results than one massive query
- Use
--include-domainsto focus on trusted sources - Use
--time-rangefor recent information - Filter by
score(0-1) to get highest relevance results