Tavily MCP Server

Overview

Tavily MCP Server brings advanced web search to your AI assistant through the Model Context Protocol. By connecting to the Tavily API, it lets Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and other MCP clients perform intelligent searches directly as part of their workflow—no copying and pasting needed.

The server runs locally on your machine using the npm package @toolsdk.ai/tavily-mcp. Installation is simple via npx -y @toolsdk.ai/tavily-mcp, and you'll need to provide your TAVILY_API_KEY as an environment variable. Version v0.2.9 is published under the MIT license, with source code available at Seey215/tavily-mcp on GitHub.

Tavily MCP Server is listed in the Search category on mcp.site and works with MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain this project, claim this listing to verify ownership and keep information up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tavily_mcp_server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@toolsdk.ai/tavily-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<tavily-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires TAVILY_API_KEY