Record · tavily-mcpMCP serverOpen sourceVerified Sep 23, 2026

Tavily MCP Server

Tavily's MCP server for real-time web search, page extraction, site mapping and crawling.

Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

Best for

Research agents that need search plus full-page extraction from one provider.

Avoid if

You don't want a Tavily account; the server needs a Tavily API key or OAuth sign-in.

About Tavily MCP Server

Tavily's official MCP server provides search, extract, map and crawl tools: real-time web search, extraction of page content, a structured map of a website and a crawler that explores sites systematically. Connect to the hosted remote server with an API key or OAuth, or run it locally with npx.

Tavily MCP Server is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 2.4k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.

Add Tavily MCP Server to your MCP client

A hosted server: point your client at its URL and complete its sign-in there. In Claude Desktop or claude.ai, add it under Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector instead. Replace <your-api-key> with your own value first.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http tavily-mcp 'https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<your-api-key>'

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tavily-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<your-api-key>"
    }
  }
}

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "tavily-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<your-api-key>"
    }
  }
}

CodexRun in your terminal

codex mcp add tavily-mcp --url 'https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<your-api-key>'

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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