Web Search (Tavily Hikari)
What it is
Tavily Hikari is both MCP and HTTP/CLI, not CLI-only:
| Mode | Endpoint / command |
|---|---|
| MCP | https://tavily.ivanli.cc/mcp + Bearer TAVILY_HIKARI_TOKEN |
| HTTP | https://tavily.ivanli.cc/api/tavily/... |
| CLI | `tvly-hikari search |
Token form: th-<id>-<secret> (Hikari access token, not raw Tavily key).
Local config
- Env:
TAVILY_HIKARI_TOKEN - Codex:
[mcp_servers.tavily_hikari]remote MCP - OpenCode:
mcp.tavily-hikariremote - Detailed skills (optional):
tavily-hikari-search,tavily-hikari-extract,tavily-hikari-research,tavily-hikari-cli,tavily-hikari-best-practices
Prefer order
- Use MCP tools from
tavily_hikariif available in the session. - Else shell:
tvly-hikari search "..." --json(if installed). - Else HTTP POST to
/api/tavily/searchwith Bearer token.
Do not
- Put official Tavily keys into clients; always use Hikari token.
- Use browser MCP for simple web search when Hikari works.