Tavily Search#

Search the web and get relevant results optimized for LLM consumption.

Authentication#

Get your API key at https://tavily.com and add to your OpenClaw config:

json

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "tavily-search": {
        "enabled": true,
        "apiKey": "tvly-YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or set the environment variable:

bash

export TAVILY_API_KEY="tvly-YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

Quick Start#

Using the Script#

bash

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" -n 10
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --deep
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --topic news

Examples#

bash

# Basic search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "python async patterns"

# With more results
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "React hooks tutorial" -n 10

# Advanced search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "machine learning" --deep

# News search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "AI news" --topic news

# Domain-filtered search
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "Python docs" --include-domains docs.python.org

Options#

OptionDescriptionDefault-n <count>Number of results (1-20)10--depth <mode>Search depth: ultra-fast, fast, basic, advanced``basic``--topic <topic>Topic: general or news``general``--time-range <range>Time range: day, week, month, year---include-domains <domains>Comma-separated domains to include---exclude-domains <domains>Comma-separated domains to exclude---raw-contentInclude full page contentfalse--jsonOutput raw JSONfalse

Search Depth#

DepthLatencyRelevanceUse Caseultra-fastLowestLowerReal-time chat, autocompletefastLowGoodNeed chunks but latency mattersbasicMediumHighGeneral-purpose, balancedadvancedHigherHighestPrecision matters, research

Tips#

• Keep queries under 400 characters - Think search query, not prompt
• Break complex queries into sub-queries - Better results than one massive query
• Use --include-domains to focus on trusted sources
• Use --time-range for recent information
• Filter by score (0-1) to get highest relevance results