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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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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]

bash
# 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
  • extract reports per-URL failures in failed[] array (partial success)
  • crawl/map respect --limit to prevent runaway requests
  • research uses extended timeout for multi-step processing

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