TavilySAFE
Production ready MCP server with real-time search, extract, map & crawl.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
The Tavily MCP server provides:
- search, extract, map, crawl tools
- Real-time web search capabilities through the tavily-search tool
- Intelligent data extraction from web pages via the tavily-extract tool
- Powerful web mapping tool that creates a structured map of website
- Web crawler that systematically explores websites
📚 Helpful Resources
- Tutorial on combining Tavily MCP with Neo4j MCP server
- Tutorial on integrating Tavily MCP with Cline in VS Code
Remote MCP Server
Connect directly to Tavily's remote MCP server instead of running it locally. This provides a seamless experience without requiring local installation or configuration.
Simply use the remote MCP server URL with your Tavily API key:
https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=
Get your Tavily API key from tavily.com.
Alternatively, you can pass your API key through an Authorization header if the MCP client supports this:
Authorization: Bearer
Note: When using the remote MCP, you can specify default parameters for all requests by including a DEFAULT_PARAMETERS header containing a JSON object with your desired defaults. Example:
{"include_images":true, "search_depth": "basic", "max_results": 10}Connect to Claude Code
Claude Code is Anthropic's official CLI tool for Claude. You can add the Tavily MCP server using the claude mcp add command.
381fdafd4cc9OBSERVED · 2026-09-23Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.
claude mcp add tavily-mcp --env TAVILY_API_KEY=${TAVILY_API_KEY} -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"tavily-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "${TAVILY_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Exposed tools (6)
6 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
tavily_crawl | read | Crawl a website starting from a URL. Extracts content from pages with configurable depth and breadth. |
tavily_extract | read | Extract content from URLs. Returns raw page content in markdown or text format. |
tavily_feedback | read | Submits structured feedback (agent_score, per-result urls_scores, used_ids/citations, comments) on a search request or session via POST /feedback. Score every result honestly and explain any score below 0.5. |
tavily_map | read | Map a website |
tavily_research | read | Perform comprehensive research on a given topic or question. Use this tool when you need to gather information from multiple sources to answer a question or complete a task. Returns a detailed response based on the research findings. Rate limit: 20 requests per minute. |
tavily_search | read | Search the web for current information on any topic. Use for news, facts, or data beyond your knowledge cutoff. Returns snippets and source URLs. |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (2 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (2)
dotenv, axios, yargs, @types/node, @types/yargs, typescript
assets/demo_new.gif
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
381fdafd4cc9full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/tavily-ai__tavily-1.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 381fdafd4cc9 | SAFE | B | 89 | source changed, verdict held |
Questions
What is the Tavily MCP server?
Production ready MCP server with real-time search, extract, map & crawl.
What tools does Tavily expose?
6 in total: 6 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Tavily safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does Tavily need?
It reads TAVILY_API_KEY from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.
How does Tavily run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as tavily-mcp at 0.2.23.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (381fdafd4cc9), read on 2026-09-23. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.