About This Server
Tavily's official MCP server gives AI agents LLM-optimized real-time search — search the web, extract page content, map site structure and crawl, purpose-built for RAG and research with clean, citable results.
Installation
npx -y tavily-mcp@latestFrequently Asked Questions
What tools does Tavily MCP provide?
Four core tools: search (LLM-optimized real-time web search), extract (pull clean main content from given URLs), map (quickly outline a site's structure) and crawl (fetch multiple pages by rules). Combined, they power agent tasks like research, price comparison and competitive analysis.
How do I install Tavily MCP?
For local stdio use npx -y tavily-mcp@latest and set TAVILY_API_KEY in the environment; alternatively use npx mcp-remote against Tavily's hosted endpoint https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/. Get the API key from the Tavily dashboard.
Is Tavily MCP free?
The MCP server is open source and free (MIT). The search capability comes from the Tavily API, which offers a monthly free tier with usage billed beyond that; small personal research usually fits within the free tier.