Tavily (Web Search / Extract / Research)

Prereqs

• Ensure TAVILY_API_KEY is set in the Hermes environment (commonly ~/.hermes/.env).
• Do not hardcode or paste API keys into chat logs. See references/bp-api-key-management.md.

Security Notes

• The bundled CLI (scripts/tavily.py) reads only TAVILY_API_KEY from the environment and only sends requests to https://api.tavily.com.
• Prefer search then extract over include_raw_content on search to keep outputs small and reduce accidental data exposure.

Quick Reference

Use the terminal tool to run the bundled CLI script (prints JSON). SKILL_DIR is the directory containing this SKILL.md file.