Agent skill
tavily-tools
Executes Tavily AI search, extraction, crawling, mapping, and deep research via Python CLI. Use when web search, URL content extraction, site crawling, or multi-step research needed.
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npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/tavily-tools
SKILL.md
[H1][TAVILY-TOOLS]
Dictum: Command-specific arguments enforce correct invocation.
Execute Tavily AI web operations through unified Python CLI.
[IMPORTANT] search requires --query; extract requires --urls; crawl/map require --url; research requires --query. 1Password injects API key automatically.
[1][COMMANDS]
| [CMD] | [REQUIRED_ARG] | [PURPOSE] |
|---|---|---|
| search | --query TEXT |
AI-powered web search with results |
| extract | --urls URLS |
Extract content from one or more URLs |
| crawl | --url URL |
Crawl website from base URL |
| map | --url URL |
Map website URL structure |
| research | --query TEXT |
Multi-step deep research with report |
[2][USAGE]
# Search
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py search --query "Vite 7 new features"
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py search --query "React 19" --topic news
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py search --query "Effect-TS" --search-depth advanced --max-results 20
# Extract content from URLs
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py extract --urls "https://example.com"
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py extract --urls "https://a.com,https://b.com" --format text
# Crawl website
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py crawl --url "https://docs.effect.website"
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py crawl --url "https://nx.dev" --max-depth 3 --max-breadth 50
# Map site structure
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py map --url "https://nx.dev"
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py map --url "https://effect.website" --max-depth 2 --limit 200
# Deep research (multi-step, structured report)
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py research --query "Nx 22 migration strategies"
uv run .claude/skills/tavily-tools/scripts/tavily.py research --query "Effect vs RxJS comparison" --model pro
[3][ARGUMENTS]
search: --query TEXT [options]
--query— Search query (required)--topic— Topic:general,news(default:general)--search-depth— Depth:basic,advanced(default:basic)--max-results— Number of results (default:10)--include-images— Include images in results (flag)--include-raw-content— Include raw HTML (flag)--include-domains— Comma-separated whitelist--exclude-domains— Comma-separated blacklist--time-range— Time filter (e.g.,day,week,month,year)--country— Country code for localized results
extract: --urls URLS [options]
--urls— Comma-separated URLs (required)--extract-depth— Depth:basic,advanced(default:basic)--format— Output:markdown,text(default:markdown)--include-images— Include images (flag)
crawl: --url URL [options]
--url— Base URL to crawl (required)--max-depth— Crawl depth (default:1)--max-breadth— Pages per depth level (default:20)--limit— Total page limit (default:50)--allow-external— Follow external links (flag)--select-paths— Comma-separated path filters--instructions— Natural language crawl instructions
map: --url URL [options]
--url— Base URL to map (required)--max-depth— Map depth (default:1)--max-breadth— URLs per depth level (default:20)--limit— Total URL limit (default:50)--allow-external— Include external URLs (flag)
research: --query TEXT [options]
--query— Research question (required)--model— Research agent:mini,pro,auto(default:auto)
[4][OUTPUT]
Commands return: {"status": "success|error", ...}.
| [INDEX] | [CMD] | [RESPONSE] |
|---|---|---|
| [1] | search |
{query, results[], images[], answer} |
| [2] | extract |
{urls[], results[], failed[]} |
| [3] | crawl |
{base_url, results[], urls_crawled} |
| [4] | map |
{base_url, urls[], total_mapped} |
| [5] | research |
{query, report, sources[]} |
[5][ENVIRONMENT]
| [VAR] | [REQUIRED] | [DESCRIPTION] |
|---|---|---|
TAVILY_API_KEY |
Yes | Tavily API key (1Password injected) |
[6][ERROR_HANDLING]
- HTTP errors print
[ERROR] <status>: <body>and exit 1 - Rate limit (429): retry after backoff
extractreports per-URL failures infailed[]array (partial success)crawl/maprespect--limitto prevent runaway requestsresearchuses extended timeout for multi-step processing
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