Tavily MCP Server for AI-Powered Web Search and Extraction

An official MCP server from Tavily that provides AI agents with real-time web search, page extraction, site mapping, and web crawling capabilities. Connects to Tavily's search API to deliver structured, relevant results optimized for LLM consumption.

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• npx -y tavily-mcp@latest

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• Node.js (v20 or higher)
• You can verify your Node.js installation by running:
• node --version

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

• Note: When using the remote MCP, you can specify default parameters for all requests by including a DEFAULT_PARAMETERS header containing a JSON object with your desired defaults. Example:
• Run claude to start Claude Code
• B. Using other MCP Clients (Example: Cursor):