Tavily Search

---

name: tavily-search

description: Web search using Tavily's LLM-optimized API. Returns relevant results with content snippets, scores, and metadata.

homepage: https://tavily.com

metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["node"],"env":["TAVILY_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"TAVILY_API_KEY"}}

---

# 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