MCP TAVILY SEARCH
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provide search by tavily.
Details
- Author
- y7ut
- Downloads
- 288
- Categories
- Search, Other, AI
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- Provides search via the Tavily API.
- Offers a single tool: search_news.
- Supports basic and advanced search depth.
- Allows filtering by topic (general or news).
- Configurable result limit and search timeframe.
- Simple installation via Go or Docker.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
MCP TAVILY SEARCHCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install the server using go install github.com/y7ut/mcp-tavily-search@latest, then add a configuration entry to your MCP settings file specifying the command mcp-tavily-search with the argument run and your Tavily API key. Alternatively, use the provided Docker image.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp tavily search": {
"mcp-tavily-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@modelcontextprotocol/inspector",
"mcp-tavily-search",
"run",
"tvly-xxxxxxxxxx"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"mcp-tavily-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@modelcontextprotocol/inspector",
"mcp-tavily-search",
"run",
"tvly-xxxxxxxxxx"
]
}
}MCP TAVILY SEARCH
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provide search by tavily.
Quick start
install
go install github.com/y7ut/mcp-tavily-search@latest
add config to mcp config file.
{
"mcpServers": {
"tavily": {
"command": "mcp-tavily-search",
"args": [
"run",
"tvly-"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"tavily": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"docker.ijiwei.com/mcp/mcp-tavily-search:latest",
"run",
"tvly-"
]
}
}
}
or debug
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector mcp-tavily-search run tvly-xxxxxxxxxx
npx --no-cache @modelcontextprotocol/inspector docker run --rm -i mcp-tavily-search:latest run tvly-xxxxx
Tools
search_news
| Parameter | Type | Default Value | Description | Required** |
|------------------|------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| keyword | string | N/A | The keyword to search for. | Yes |
| days | number | 7 | Number of days to search within. Default is 7 days. | No |
| limit | number | 5 | Number of news articles to return. Default is 5. | No |
| search_depth | string | "basic" | The depth of the search. It can be "basic" or "advanced". Default is "basic". | No |
| topic | string | "news" | The topic of the search. Options are "general" (unprocessed pages) or "news" (high-quality news). Default is "news". | No |
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