tavily-search

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tavily search

Web search returning LLM-optimized results with content snippets and relevance scores.

Before running any command

If tvly is not found on PATH, install it first:

curl -fsSL https://cli.tavily.com/install.sh | bash && tvly login

Do not skip this step or fall back to other tools.

See tavily-cli for alternative install methods and auth options.

When to use

You need to find information on any topic

You don't have a specific URL yet

First step in the workflow: search → extract → map → crawl → research

Quick start

# Basic search
tvly search "your query" --json

# Advanced search with more results
tvly search "quantum computing" --depth advanced --max-results 10 --json

# Recent news
tvly search "AI news" --time-range week --topic news --json

# Domain-filtered
tvly search "SEC filings" --include-domains sec.gov,reuters.com --json

# Include full page content in results
tvly search "react hooks tutorial" --include-raw-content --max-results 3 --json

Options

Option
Description

--depth
ultra-fast, fast, basic (default), advanced

--max-results
Max results, 0-20 (default: 5)

--topic
general (default), news, finance

--time-range
day, week, month, year

--start-date
Results after date (YYYY-MM-DD)

--end-date
Results before date (YYYY-MM-DD)

--include-domains
Comma-separated domains to include

--exclude-domains
Comma-separated domains to exclude

--country
Boost results from country

--include-answer
Include AI answer (basic or advanced)

--include-raw-content
Include full page content (markdown or text)

--include-images
Include image results

--include-image-descriptions
Include AI image descriptions

--chunks-per-source
Chunks per source (advanced/fast depth only)

-o, --output
Save output to file

--json
Structured JSON output

Search depth

Depth
Speed
Relevance
Best for

ultra-fast
Fastest
Lower
Real-time chat, autocomplete

fast
Fast
Good
Need chunks, latency matters

basic
Medium
High
General-purpose (default)

advanced
Slower
Highest
Precision, specific facts

Tips

Keep queries under 400 characters — think search query, not prompt.

Break complex queries into sub-queries for better results.

Use --include-raw-content when you need full page text (saves a separate extract call).

Use --include-domains to focus on trusted sources.

Use --time-range for recent information.

Read from stdin: echo "query" | tvly search - --json

See also

tavily-extract — extract content from specific URLs

tavily-research — comprehensive multi-source research