Search the web with LLM-optimized results via the Tavily CLI. Use this skill when the user wants to search the web, find articles, look up information, get…
SaferSkills independently audited tavily-search (Agent Skill) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
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Every scanned point with the score it earned and what moved between them.
First recorded scan — no prior version to compare against.
The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
Web search returning LLM-optimized results with content snippets and relevance scores.
Run search directly when tvly is available. Search supports capped keyless access, so do not look for an API key or authenticate before the first request.
If tvly is missing, follow the tavily-cli setup before retrying. If the keyless cap is reached in an interactive session, run tvly login to open browser OAuth, then retry the original search once. In an unattended environment, report the cap and authentication options instead of starting an interactive flow. Do not start a second login immediately after guided setup has completed.
# Basic search
tvly search "your query" --json
# Advanced search with more results
tvly search "quantum computing" --depth advanced --max-results 10 --json
# Recent news
tvly search "AI news" --time-range week --topic news --json
# Domain-filtered
tvly search "SEC filings" --include-domains sec.gov,reuters.com --json
# Include full page content in results
tvly search "react hooks tutorial" --include-raw-content --max-results 3 --json| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--depth | ultra-fast, fast, basic (default), advanced |
--max-results | Max results, 0-20 (default: 5) |
--topic | general (default), news, finance |
--time-range | day, week, month, year |
--start-date | Results after date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
--end-date | Results before date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
--include-domains | Comma-separated domains to include |
--exclude-domains | Comma-separated domains to exclude |
--country | Boost results from country |
--include-answer | Include AI answer (basic or advanced) |
--include-raw-content | Include full page content (markdown or text) |
--include-images | Include image results |
--include-image-descriptions | Include AI image descriptions |
--chunks-per-source | Chunks per source (advanced/fast depth only) |
-o, --output | Save the JSON response to a file |
--json | Structured JSON output |
| Depth | Speed | Relevance | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
ultra-fast | Fastest | Lower | Real-time chat, autocomplete |
fast | Fast | Good | Need chunks, latency matters |
basic | Medium | High | General-purpose (default) |
advanced | Slower | Highest | Precision, specific facts |
versions, ownership, or similarly named projects, confirm the official repository or domain instead of trusting a generated answer or package-name match alone.
echo "query" | tvly search - --json~30 seconds. Free. No account. Every finding cites a rule and a line of evidence.