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Tavily MCP

Q: How do I add the Tavily MCP server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http tavily https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey= with your own API key.

Gives agents real-time web search, page extraction, site mapping and crawling.

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Claude Code

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

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"tavily-remote-mcp":{"command":"npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<your-api-key>","env":{}}}}

Commands and configuration as given in the server’s documentation (Documentation). Replace placeholders such as API keys with your own values.

Tavily’s official MCP server for web search, page extraction, site mapping and crawling.

The Tavily MCP server is Tavily’s official, MIT-licensed server that gives agents real-time web search, page extraction, site mapping and crawling. It is available as a remote HTTP endpoint at mcp.tavily.com/mcp or locally over stdio through npx tavily-mcp, and it authenticates with an API key or OAuth. Tavily’s docs show setup for Claude Code and Cursor.

It exposes tavily-search, tavily-extract, tavily-map and tavily-crawl. Default search parameters can be set through a DEFAULT_PARAMETERS header or environment variable.

Questions

What tools does the Tavily MCP server provide?

tavily-search, tavily-extract, tavily-map and tavily-crawl.

How do I add the Tavily MCP server to Claude Code?

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

Can the Tavily MCP server run locally?

Yes, through npx tavily-mcp; the remote endpoint is mcp.tavily.com/mcp.

How do I set default search options in the Tavily MCP server?

Through a DEFAULT_PARAMETERS header or environment variable.

Sources

Checked October 2, 2026.

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