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Tavily MCP
io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily
Yes, if you run it on your computer.This is a local server: your AI app launches it on your machine (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code). Browser-only apps like ChatGPT on the web can't run it.
Connect it
{
"mcpServers": {
"tavily-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tavily-mcp@0.2.15"
],
"env": {
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "<value>"
}
}
}
}claude mcp add tavily-mcp -- npx -y tavily-mcp@0.2.15Alternatives in Search & Research
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