An MCP server implementation that integrates the Tavily Search API, providing optimized search capabilities for LLMs.
tavily-search-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the apappascs/tavily-search-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “ An MCP server implementation that integrates the Tavily Search API, providing optimized search capabilities for LLMs”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares TAVILY_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| tavily_search | Execute web searches using the Tavily Search API. |
| Inputs: | query (string, required): The search query. |
| search_depth | string, optional): "basic" or "advanced" (default: "basic"). |
| topic | string, optional): "general" or "news" (default: "general"). |
| days | number, optional): Number of days back for news search (default: 3). |
| time_range | string, optional): Time range filter ("day", "week", "month", "year" or "d", "w", "m", "y"). |
| max_results | number, optional): Maximum number of results (default: 5). |
| include_images | boolean, optional): Include related images (default: false). |
| include_image_descriptions | boolean, optional): Include descriptions for images (default: false). |
| include_answer | boolean, optional): Include a short LLM-generated answer (default: false). |
| include_raw_content | boolean, optional): Include raw HTML content (default: false). |
| include_domains | string[], optional): Domains to include. |
| exclude_domains | string[], optional): Domains to exclude. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"tavily-search-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/Users/<username>/<FULL_PATH...>/tavily-search-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| TAVILY_API_KEY | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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