# Tavily MCP

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![Tavily MCP logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/tavily_mcp)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Tavily MCP MCP or direct API to search the live web, extract page content, crawl sites, and summarize research through natural language.

## Summary

Tavily MCP is an AI-powered search API for real-time web search, extraction, and crawling.
It gives AI agents fresh, structured web data without messy scraping work.

## Categories

- ai & machine learning

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 5

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/tavily_mcp

## Authentication

- **Dcr Oauth**
  - Type: `custom`
  - Description: Dcr Oauth authentication for Tavily MCP.
  - Setup:
    - Configure Dcr Oauth credentials for Tavily MCP.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Search recent AI regulation news
- Extract pricing details from competitor pages
- Crawl documentation and summarize changes

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `TAVILY_MCP_TAVILY_CRAWL` | Tavily crawl | Crawl a website starting from a URL. Extracts content from pages with configurable depth and breadth. |
| `TAVILY_MCP_TAVILY_EXTRACT` | Tavily extract | Extract content from URLs. Returns raw page content in markdown or text format. |
| `TAVILY_MCP_TAVILY_MAP` | Tavily map | Map a website's structure. Returns a list of URLs found starting from the base URL. |
| `TAVILY_MCP_TAVILY_RESEARCH` | Tavily research | Perform comprehensive research on a given topic or question. Use this tool when you need to gather information from multiple sources, including web pages, documents, and other resources, to answer a question or complete a task. Returns a detailed response based on the research findings. |
| `TAVILY_MCP_TAVILY_SEARCH` | Tavily search | Search the web for current information on any topic. Use for news, facts, or data beyond your knowledge cutoff. Returns snippets and source URLs. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK
```python
pip install composio_openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
```python
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
openai = OpenAI()
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Execute Tavily MCP Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Tavily MCP actions with your Agent
```python
tools = session.tools
response = openai.responses.create(
  model='gpt-4.1',
  tools=tools,
  input=[{
    'role': 'user',
    'content': 'Search the web for the latest AI agent benchmark news and summarize the key findings with sources'
  }]
)
result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(
  response=response,
  user_id='your-user-id'
)
print(result)
```

```typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Search the web for the latest AI agent benchmark news and summarize the key findings with sources'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK for Python or TypeScript
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Initialize Client and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize the Composio client, then create a Tool Router session for Tavily MCP
```python
from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

composio = Composio(api_key='your-composio-api-key')
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
url = session.mcp.url
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${session.mcp.url}`);
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect to AI Agent

Use the MCP server with your AI agent (Anthropic Claude or Mastra)
```python
import asyncio

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode='bypassPermissions',
    mcp_servers={
        'tool_router': {
            'type': 'http',
            'url': url,
            'headers': {
                'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key'
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt='You are a helpful assistant with access to Tavily MCP tools.',
    max_turns=10
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query('Search recent web results about OpenAI model releases and summarize the top sources')
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, 'content'):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, 'text'):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: session.mcp.url,
    headers: {
      'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key',
    },
  },
});

const tools = await client.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Search recent web results about OpenAI model releases and summarize the top sources'
  }],
  maxSteps: 5,
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Tavily MCP Integration

- Supports both Tavily MCP MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable search, extract, and crawl actions
- Rich coverage for real-time web research, source extraction, and site crawling workflows

### 2. Managed Auth

- Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Tavily MCP access
- Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys
- Secure credential handling, so your agents can search the web without exposing secrets

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are tuned for AI agents that need fresh search results, clean extracted content, and crawl-ready data
- Comprehensive execution logs so you always know which Tavily MCP action ran, when, and on whose behalf

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Tavily MCP
- Scoped, least privilege access to Tavily MCP search and extraction capabilities
- Full audit trail of agent research actions to support review and compliance

## Use Tavily MCP with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Tavily MCP with:

- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/tavily_mcp/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/tavily_mcp/framework/codex)

## Related Toolkits

- [Composio](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio) - Composio is an integration platform that connects AI agents with hundreds of business tools. It streamlines authentication and lets you trigger actions across services—no custom code needed.
- [Composio search](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio_search) - Composio search is a unified web search toolkit spanning travel, e-commerce, news, financial markets, images, and more. It lets you and your apps tap into up-to-date web data from a single, easy-to-integrate service.
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- [Browser tool](https://composio.dev/toolkits/browser_tool) - Browser tool is a virtual browser integration that lets AI agents interact with the web programmatically. It enables automated browsing, scraping, and action-taking from any AI workflow.
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- [Anthropic administrator](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anthropic_administrator) - Anthropic administrator is an API for managing Anthropic organizational resources like members, workspaces, and API keys. It helps you automate admin tasks and streamline resource management across your Anthropic organization.
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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Tavily MCP with Composio?

Yes, Tavily MCP requires you to configure your own DCR OAuth credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and management for you.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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