| name | tavily-search |
| description | Web search using Tavily API - optimized for AI agents and RAG applications. Python-based. |
Tavily Search (Python)
Web search using Tavily API - optimized for AI agents and RAG applications.
Setup
pip install tavily-python
export TAVILY_API_KEY="tvly-your-api-key"
Or set in openclaw.json:
{
"skills": {
"entries": {
"tavily-search": {
"enabled": true,
"apiKey": "tvly-dev-xxxxx"
}
}
}
}
Quick Start
from tavily import TavilyClient
client = TavilyClient(api_key="tvly-your-api-key")
response = client.search("Latest AI developments")
for result in response['results']:
print(f"Title: {result['title']}")
print(f"URL: {result['url']}")
print(f"Content: {result['content'][:200]}...")
Search Options
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|
| query | string | Search query | required |
| search_depth | string | "basic" or "comprehensive" | "basic" |
| max_results | int | Number of results (1-20) | 5 |
| include_answer | bool | Include AI-generated answer | False |
| include_raw_content | bool | Include full page content | False |
| topic | string | "general" or "news" | "general" |
| time_range | string | "day", "week", "month", "year" | - |
Notes
- API key already configured:
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
- Use
tavily (Node.js) or tavily-search (Python) interchangeably
- Python version has better RAG support with
get_search_context()
