How do I install the Tavily skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add wangfeiwest2025/tavily in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Tavily skill do?

AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. Returns concise, relevant results for AI agents. It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

Is Tavily safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Tavily?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Tavily free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Tavily?

wangfeiwest2025 (@wangfeiwest2025) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Tavily

Name: Tavily
Author: wangfeiwest2025

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

wangfeiwest2025 8f9ea88 5 files · 4.8 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

Integrations & APIs

Install

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$ npx skillmds@latest add wangfeiwest2025/tavily

Installs into ~/.claude/skills (or .claude/skills inside a project). Restart Claude Code to pick it up.

Download .zip

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Trust & safety

Audits pending

Not yet audited · commit 8f9ea88

Works with: Claude Code Claude.ai OpenAI Codex +

File contents

Tavily Search

AI-optimized web search using Tavily API. Designed for AI agents - returns clean, relevant content.

Search

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

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

wangfeiwest2025/openclaw-integration-skills/tree/main/tavily-search commit 8f9ea88517

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add wangfeiwest2025/tavily