Agent skill

Tavily

AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Tavily

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot tavily --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tavily-search .claude/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/tavily-search into .claude/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/tavily-search

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot tavily --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tavily-search .agents/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/tavily-search into .agents/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot tavily --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tavily-search .cursor/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/tavily-search into .cursor/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git --path skills/tavily-search

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot tavily --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tavily-search .gemini/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/tavily-search into .gemini/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot tavily

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tavily-search .github/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/tavily-search into .github/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot tavily --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tavily-search .opencode/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/tavily-search into .opencode/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: tavily
GitHub stars: 392
Used in: 4 other repos
Token cost: ~299 tokens
SKILL.md length: 85 words
Files: 5 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 89
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

Tasks that involve Web search
SKILL.md covers Search, Options and Extract content from URL
Runs JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls node; needs TAVILY_API_KEY

What it does

Tavily is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. Returns concise, relevant results for AI agents.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts (for example `.clawhub/origin.json` and `_meta.json`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. It works with Tavily. The repository describes itself as: One agent. Every kind of work. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Web search

Example prompts

“/tavily”

Requirements

Node.js
A credential in TAVILY_API_KEY

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b50970c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (JavaScript), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- node
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- tavily.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- TAVILY_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Tavily loads about 299 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 24 tokens; SKILL.md has 85 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~24
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~299

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot at commit b50970c, republished under its MIT licence (© CraftOS-dev). 85 words, ~299 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/tavily/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: tavily
description: AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. Returns concise, relevant results for AI agents.
homepage: https://tavily.com

Tavily Search

AI-optimized web search using Tavily API. Designed for AI agents - returns clean, relevant content.

Search

bash

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" -n 10
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --deep
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --topic news

Options

-n <count>: Number of results (default: 5, max: 20)
--deep: Use advanced search for deeper research (slower, more comprehensive)
--topic <topic>: Search topic - general (default) or news
--days <n>: For news topic, limit to last n days

Extract content from URL

bash

node {baseDir}/scripts/extract.mjs "https://example.com/article"

Notes:

Needs TAVILY_API_KEY from https://tavily.com
Tavily is optimized for AI - returns clean, relevant snippets
Use --deep for complex research questions
Use --topic news for current events

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts) in skills/tavily-search of CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

SKILL.md
.clawhub/origin.json
_meta.json
scripts/extract.mjs
scripts/search.mjs

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b50970c

Used in 4 other repositories

We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

Compare with similar skills

Tavily next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Tavily compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Tavily this skillCraftOS-dev/CraftBot	392	4 repos	~299	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Web SearchEXboys/skilllite	170	3 repos	~1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	12 days ago
Ultimate Searchckckck/UltimateSearchSkill	289	—	~944	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	6 mo ago
Mysearchskernelx/MySearch-Proxy	159	—	~3k	Automated safety check: Notes	None	6 mo ago
Web Search Plus Plugin V2robbyczgw-cla/web-search-plus-plugin	101	—	~1.9k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	14 days ago
Tavily Hikari Best PracticesIvanLi-CN/tavily-hikari	362	—	~287	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday

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Questions about Tavily

What does Tavily do?

AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Tavily is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. AI-optimized web search via Tavily API.

When should I use Tavily?

Tavily fits situations like: tasks that involve Web search.

How do I install Tavily in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tavily-search in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .claude/skills/tavily in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tavily in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tavily-search in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .agents/skills/tavily in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tavily in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill tavily -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tavily, .gemini/skills/tavily, .github/skills/tavily and .opencode/skills/tavily in your project.

What does Tavily need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tavily needs JavaScript for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (node) and credentials named TAVILY_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in TAVILY_API_KEY.

Does Tavily access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: tavily.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Tavily safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Tavily use?

Tavily is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Tavily use?

About 299 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Tavily?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tavily: Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Ultimate Search (ckckck/UltimateSearchSkill, 289 stars), Mysearch (skernelx/MySearch-Proxy, 159 stars) and Web Search Plus Plugin V2 (robbyczgw-cla/web-search-plus-plugin, 101 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tavily?

CraftOS-dev (a GitHub user) maintains it in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which has 392 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: CraftOS-dev/CraftBot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Tavily

Install Tavily

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Tavily Search

Search

Options

Extract content from URL

Files

Used in 4 other repositories

Compare with similar skills

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Install Tavily

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Tavily Search

Search

Options

Extract content from URL

Files

Used in 4 other repositories

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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