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Tavily

Web search, extract, crawl and map API built specifically for LLMs and AI agents, returning LLM-ready structured results.

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CategorySearch & retrieval APIs

TypeAPI service

Authapi-key

PricingFreemium

Agent signup🔵 self serve instant key

SDKsPython, JavaScript, REST

MCP serveravailable →

Pricing: 1,000 free API credits/mo (no card); pay-as-you-go $0.008/credit, or plans from $30/mo (4k credits)

🔵 Agents: self serve instant key

Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).

Instant API key on free signup, no credit card; used as env var TAVILY_API_KEY.

Tavily — Web search, extract, crawl and map API built specifically for LLMs and AI agents, returning LLM-ready structured results.
Website: https://www.tavily.com
Docs: https://docs.tavily.com
Get a key: https://app.tavily.com
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Instant API key on free signup, no credit card; used as env var TAVILY_API_KEY.
Auth: api-key
MCP server: https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
Pricing: freemium — 1,000 free API credits/mo (no card); pay-as-you-go $0.008/credit, or plans from $30/mo (4k credits)
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/tavily.json

Machine record: /api/tools/tavily.json · add its MCP server →

Quickstart

from tavily import TavilyClient

client = TavilyClient("tvly-YOUR_API_KEY")
response = client.search("latest on autonomous AI agents", max_results=5)
for r in response["results"]:
    print(r["title"], r["url"])

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Model Context Protocol

Tavily exposes an MCP server, so you can add its tools to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client: https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp

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Tavily FAQ

What is Tavily?

Tavily is Web search, extract, crawl and map API built specifically for LLMs and AI agents, returning LLM-ready structured results. It's in the Search & retrieval APIs category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is Tavily free?

Tavily is freemium — free to start, paid plans for scale. 1,000 free API credits/mo (no card); pay-as-you-go $0.008/credit, or plans from $30/mo (4k credits).

Can an AI agent sign up for Tavily automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Instant API key on free signup, no credit card; used as env var TAVILY_API_KEY..

Does Tavily have an MCP server?

Yes — Tavily offers a Model Context Protocol server, so you can add its tools to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client: https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp

Is Tavily open source?

Tavily is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does Tavily support?

Tavily offers Python, JavaScript, REST.

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Quickstart

Model Context Protocol

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