tavily-search MCP server
A MCP server project
Components
This server uses the Tavily API to perform searches based on specified queries.
- Search results are returned in text format.
- Search results include AI responses, URIs, and titles of the search results.
Tools
This server implements the following tools:
- search: Performs searches based on specified queries
- Required argument: "query"
- Optional argument: "search_depth" (basic or advanced)
Installing via Smithery
To install Tavily Search for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install tavily-search --client claudeInstall
- Download the repository.
git clone https://github.com/Tomatio13/mcp-server-tavily.git- Open the Claude Desktop configuration file.
On MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
On Windows: `C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`- Edit the configuration file as follows:
"mcpServers": {
"tavily-search": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"C:\\your_path\\mcp-server-tavily",
"run",
"tavily-search"
],
"env": {
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY",
"PYTHONIOENCODING": "utf-8"
}
}
}
