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Description
Web search using Tavily API - a powerful search engine for AI agents. Use when you need to search the web for current information, news, research, or any top...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent for using the Tavily search API. Before installing: (1) Treat TAVILY_API_KEY like any API credential — only provide a key you trust and scope/rotate it if possible. (2) The fast script writes cached queries/results to ~/.cache/tavily_search; if you handle sensitive queries, consider disabling caching or removing the cache periodically. (3) The skill relies on the third-party Python package tavily-python — verify the package source (PyPI/GitHub links shown in SKILL.md) before installing. (4) If you plan to let an autonomous agent call this skill, remember the agent will be able to query the web using your API key; only enable that if you trust the agent and the key's permissions.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: search-with-tavily
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle provides a legitimate and well-documented interface for the Tavily Search API, intended for AI agent web searching and RAG applications. The included Python scripts (tavily_search.py, tavily_search_fast.py, and tavily_web_search.py) implement standard API interaction, error handling, and local caching in ~/.cache/tavily_search without any evidence of malicious behavior, data exfiltration, or prompt injection.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description, SKILL.md, and the three Python scripts all implement a Tavily web-search integration and consistently require only TAVILY_API_KEY and the tavily-python client. Required artifacts (examples, CLI wrappers, caching) match the stated purpose.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions only reference the Tavily API key and the tavily-python client. The scripts read only TAVILY_API_KEY and optionally write/read a local cache (~/.cache/tavily_search). The local cache means queries/results are persisted locally — a privacy consideration but within scope for a search tool.
Install Mechanism
There is no install spec; SKILL.md advises installing the tavily-python package via pip. No downloads from arbitrary URLs or archive extraction are present in the bundle.
Credentials
Only one environment variable is required (TAVILY_API_KEY), which is proportional for an API-based search integration. No other credentials or unrelated env vars are requested.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not always-enabled and uses local caching in the user's home directory. Caching is expected for performance but does persist query/result data; the skill does not request elevated system privileges or modify other skills/configurations.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install search-with-tavily - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/search-with-tavily - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
- Initial release of Tavily Search skill (v1.0.0).
- Provides web search via the Tavily API, optimized for AI agents and RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) applications.
- Supports multiple search modes: basic search, Q&A for direct answers, and context retrieval for LLM prompts.
- Includes configurable search parameters (depth, results count, domain filters, time range, etc.).
- Documents best practices for error handling, rate limits, and result filtering.
- Requires a Tavily API key (`TAVILY_API_KEY` environment variable).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is tavily-search?
Web search using Tavily API - a powerful search engine for AI agents. Use when you need to search the web for current information, news, research, or any top... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 398 downloads so far.
How do I install tavily-search?
Run "/install search-with-tavily" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is tavily-search free?
Yes, tavily-search is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does tavily-search support?
tavily-search is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created tavily-search?
It is built and maintained by chasehl (@chasehl); the current version is v1.0.0.
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