Tavily MCP Server

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI systems to interact seamlessly with various data sources and tools, facilitating secure, two-way connections.

Developed by Anthropic, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables AI assistants like Claude to seamlessly integrate with Tavily’s advanced search and data extraction capabilities. This integration provides AI models with real-time access to web information, complete with sophisticated filtering options and domain-specific search features.

The Tavily MCP server provides:

• Seamless interaction with the tavily-search and tavily-extract tools
• Real-time web search capabilities through the tavily-search tool
• Intelligent data extraction from web pages via the tavily-extract tool

Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6 or higher

To set up the Tavily MCP server in Cursor:

1. Open Cursor Settings
2. Navigate to Features > MCP Servers
3. Click on the ”+ Add New MCP Server” button
4. Fill out the following information:
   • Name: Enter a nickname for the server (e.g., “tavily-mcp”)
   • Type: Select “command” as the type
   • Command: Enter the command to run the server:
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     Ask AI

     env TAVILY_API_KEY=tvly-YOUR_API_KEY npx -y tavily-mcp@0.1.3
     

     Replace tvly-YOUR_API_KEY with your Tavily API key from app.tavily.com/home

# Create the config file if it doesn't exist
touch "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json"

# Opens the config file in TextEdit
open -e "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json"

# Alternative method using Visual Studio Code
code "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json"

Add this configuration (replace tvly-YOUR_API_KEY-here with your Tavily API key):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tavily-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tavily-mcp@0.1.2"],
      "env": {
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "tvly-YOUR_API_KEY-here"
      }
    }
  }
}