tavily-web
Provides deep web search and page crawling capabilities to retrieve current information and site content.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/tavily-web && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/1669" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/tavily-web && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/tavily-web
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Web search, content extraction, crawling, and research capabilities using Tavily APIKey capabilities
- →Perform web searches
- →Extract content from URLs
- →Crawl websites
How it works
It interfaces with the Tavily API to perform web-based research and content retrieval.
Inputs & outputs
When to use tavily-web
- →Extracting content from technical blogs
- →Performing broad web searches for documentation
- →Crawling documentation sites
About this skill
tavily-web
Overview
Web search, content extraction, crawling, and research capabilities using Tavily API
When to Use
- When you need to search the web for current information
- When extracting content from URLs
- When crawling websites
Installation
npx skills add -g BenedictKing/tavily-web
Step-by-Step Guide
- Install the skill using the command above
- Configure Tavily API key
- Use naturally in Claude Code conversations
Examples
See GitHub Repository for examples.
Best Practices
- Configure API keys via environment variables
Troubleshooting
See the GitHub repository for troubleshooting guides.
Related Skills
- context7-auto-research, exa-search, firecrawl-scraper, codex-review
When not to use it
- →Accessing private or authenticated content
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Requires environment variable configuration for API keys
How it compares
It automates the process of gathering external data and crawling documentation compared to manual browser-based research.
Compared to similar skills
tavily-web side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tavily-web (this skill) | 5 | 6mo | Review | Beginner |
| web-search | 33 | 9mo | Review | Beginner |
| perplexity | 14 | 6mo | No flags | Beginner |
| perplexity-search | 13 | 7mo | Review | Intermediate |
Try saying
Example prompts that trigger this skill in your AI assistant.
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