---
title: "Tavily MCP"
description: "Tavily's MCP server for real-time web search, extraction, site mapping and crawling."
canonical: "https://vetted.tools/mcp/tavily-mcp"
source: "https://vetted.tools/mcp/tavily-mcp.md"
---

# Tavily MCP

Tavily's MCP server for real-time web search, extraction, site mapping and crawling.

Source: https://vetted.tools/mcp/tavily-mcp

- Slug: `tavily-mcp`
- By [Tavily](https://vetted.tools/companies/tavily) ([GitHub](https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp), checked 2026-09-26)
- Repository: [https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp](https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp)

## Install

### Claude Code (Terminal)

```text
claude mcp add --transport stdio tavily -- npx -y tavily-mcp
```

### Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tavily": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tavily-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

```text
[mcp_servers.tavily]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "tavily-mcp"]
```

## Facts

- License: MIT ([GitHub](https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp), checked 2026-09-25)
- Official: Yes. The registry verified the publisher's namespace. ([MCP registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=io.github.tavily-ai%2Ftavily-mcp), checked 2026-09-25)
- Registry version: 0.2.15 ([MCP registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=io.github.tavily-ai%2Ftavily-mcp), checked 2026-09-25)
- Transport: npm package tavily-mcp (stdio) ([MCP registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=io.github.tavily-ai%2Ftavily-mcp), checked 2026-09-25)

## Maintenance

- 20 contributors on [GitHub](https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp) as of 2026-09-25.
- 16,196 downloads on [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tavily-mcp) in the 7 days to 2026-09-25.

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