MCP Server~300ms avg
Tavily MCP Server
AI-optimised web search designed for LLM consumption.
Install
claude mcp add tavily --url https://mcp.tavily.com
About
Tavily's MCP server provides web search results specifically formatted for AI consumption. Returns clean, structured content without the noise of traditional search results. Supports search depth controls, domain filtering, and content extraction. Runs as a remote HTTP server. Popular choice for agentic workflows that need reliable web search.
Tags
searchwebai-searchresearchtavily
Score Breakdown
CLI Score Breakdown7/11
✓Official SDK on npm/pip+2
✓Env var authentication (no browser OAuth)+2
✓Works in headless/CI environments+2
✗CLI tool available0
✓JSON response for piping/parsing+1
✗Docs have curl/CLI examples0
✗Reasonable rate limits for scripted use0
✗Machine-readable pricing (md/JSON/static)0
Quality Score Breakdown
npm weekly downloads5.0k
GitHub stars1.2k
Days since last release18d
Issue close ratio71%
TypeScript typesYes
Docs qualitygood
Breaking changesrare
Performance
Latencyus-east-1 - 2026-03-25
p50
240ms
avg
300ms
p95
700ms
Scores
CLI
7
Quality
7
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