Tavily Research

Use Tavily Research when ArkSpace needs Tavily to run a deeper research task and return a cited synthesized report.

Tavily configuration is shared with all Tavily skills through provider-manager.

Source References

• Official docs: https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/agent-skills
• Create task API reference: https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-reference/endpoint/research
• Status API reference: https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-reference/endpoint/research-get
• Official skills: https://github.com/tavily-ai/skills/tree/main/skills/tavily-research

Before Use

Resolve the installed ArkSpace package root before running commands. Replace <installed-arkspace-path> with the directory two levels above this loaded SKILL.md, such as /Users/<user>/.claude/plugins/cache/ark-space/ark-space/0.1.2. Use the installed package path, not a repository-relative command.

Check configuration:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider check tavily --capability deep_research

Configure Tavily once:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider setup tavily --wizard

Missing Configuration Recovery

If the provider check reports a missing Tavily API key or missing Tavily capability:

1. Ask the user whether to start setup now: "Tavily is not configured. Should I start the ArkSpace setup wizard now?"
2. Present exactly two choices:

• "Start setup wizard" - start interactive setup with python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider setup tavily --wizard.
• "Not now" - leave Tavily unconfigured; if the user still wants results, ask whether to continue with a clearly labeled non-ArkSpace fallback.

1. Run the setup command for the user only when the host shell can provide interactive secret input. If the shell is non-interactive, do not run --wizard through that tool.
2. In Claude Code non-interactive tool sessions, tell the user the wizard needs interactive secret input and offer:

• run ! python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider setup tavily --wizard in the Claude prompt or terminal, or
• paste the API key in chat and let the agent save it with python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider setup tavily --save-secret TAVILY_API_KEY --secret-stdin.

1. Re-run the provider check after setup.
2. If setup succeeds, rerun or tell the user to rerun the original invocation, such as /ark-space:tavily-research <query>.
3. Do not return Tavily Research results until the provider check succeeds.
4. If the user declines, defers, or cannot complete setup and still wants results, ask whether to continue with a clearly labeled non-ArkSpace fallback.

Helper Script

Create a research task:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py research run --provider tavily "Compare Claude Code and Codex plugin ecosystems" --output json

Create and poll until complete:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py research run --provider tavily "AI coding agent market analysis" \
  --model pro \
  --wait \
  --timeout 600 \
  --output markdown

Check an async task:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py research status --provider tavily <request_id> --output json

Routing Notes

• Use tavily-search for quick fact-finding and source discovery.
• Use tavily-research when the user asks for a detailed report, comparison, market analysis, or cited synthesis.
• Tell the user when a task is asynchronous and include the request_id for follow-up status checks.