tavily-tools

name	tavily-tools
type	complex
depth	base
user-invocable	false
description	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.

[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.

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[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

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[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

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[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)

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[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[]}

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[5][ENVIRONMENT]

[VAR]	[REQUIRED]	[DESCRIPTION]
TAVILY_API_KEY	Yes	Tavily API key (1Password injected)

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[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