Agent skill

Tavily Search

Use the Tavily Search API to perform web searches. An agent skill from OpenMinis/MinisSkills.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Tavily Search

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill tavily-search -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills tavily-search --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/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/tavily-search .claude/skills/tavily-search && 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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/tavily-search into .claude/skills/tavily-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily-search", 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/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill tavily-search -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills tavily-search --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/tavily-search .agents/skills/tavily-search && 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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/tavily-search into .agents/skills/tavily-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily-search", 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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill tavily-search -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills tavily-search --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/tavily-search .cursor/skills/tavily-search && 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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/tavily-search into .cursor/skills/tavily-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily-search", 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/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git --path 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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill tavily-search -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills tavily-search --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/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/tavily-search .gemini/skills/tavily-search && 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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/tavily-search into .gemini/skills/tavily-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily-search", 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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills tavily-search

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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill tavily-search -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/tavily-search .github/skills/tavily-search && 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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/tavily-search into .github/skills/tavily-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily-search", 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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill tavily-search -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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills tavily-search --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/tavily-search .opencode/skills/tavily-search && 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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/tavily-search into .opencode/skills/tavily-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily-search", 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-search
GitHub stars: 446
Token cost: ~869 tokens
SKILL.md length: 273 words
Files: 3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 49
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Use the Tavily Search API to perform web searches. An agent skill from OpenMinis/MinisSkills.

Works in 3 steps: Search First, Then Answer: For topics… → Include Source Citations: At the end of… → Structured Processing: If you need to…
Tasks that involve Web search
SKILL.md covers Use Cases, Dependencies and Configuration, Tools and Scripts and Workflow Recommendations
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3; needs TAVILY_API_KEY

What it does

Tavily Search is an agent skill from OpenMinis/MinisSkills. Use the Tavily Search API to perform web searches. When users need to find the latest information, official documentation, news updates, tutorial links, policy changes, or any real-time facts, prioritize triggering this skill. Be sure to load this skill whenever information retrieval requests appear, such as "look this up," "latest," "now," "official website," "literature/paper/course entry point," or "is there a better solution?" It supports searching web pages and retrieving summaries and original links. This…

Its SKILL.md is about 870 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `evals/evals.json` and `scripts/search.py`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. It works with Tavily and Python. The repository describes itself as: Skills collection for Minis. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Web search

Example prompts

“look this up,”
“latest,”
“official website,”
“/tavily-search”

Requirements

Python 3
A credential in TAVILY_API_KEY

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Search First, Then Answer: For topics that are not general common knowledge, especially recent events, first call search.py to obtain…
Include Source Citations: At the end of the answer or within paragraphs, be sure to include URLs from the search results as sources to…
Structured Processing: If you need to process a large amount of information, prioritize using --format json and parse the results…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ae8c5db. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python3
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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 Search loads about 869 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 160 tokens; SKILL.md has 273 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~160
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~869

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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills at commit ae8c5db, republished under its MIT licence (© OpenMinis). 273 words, ~869 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: tavily-search
description: Use the Tavily Search API to perform web searches. When users need to find the latest information, official documentation, news updates, tutorial links, policy changes, or any real-time facts, prioritize triggering this skill. Be sure to load this skill whenever information retrieval requests appear, such as "look this up," "latest," "now," "official website," "literature/paper/course entry point," or "is there a better solution?" It supports searching web pages and retrieving summaries and original links. This skill should take precedence over pure model guessing to provide users with verifiable sources of information.

Tavily Search Web Search

This skill provides the ability to search the internet for information in real time, using the Tavily API to obtain high-quality web results, summaries, and links.

Use Cases

Real-Time Information: Find the latest news, version updates, company announcements, social events, and technology news.
Resource Location: Search for official documentation, developer manuals, entry points to original papers, online course pages, and official tool websites.
Fact-Checking: Answer questions containing time-sensitive terms such as "recent," "current," "latest," "official website," or "today."
In-Depth Background: Before answering complex questions, use search to gather industry background or multiple perspectives.

Dependencies and Configuration

Dependencies: python3, Python package tavily-python.
Environment Variable: TAVILY_API_KEY must be set.

Environment Variable Configuration

If the environment variable is not configured, you can quickly set it using the following link:

Set TAVILY_API_KEY

If a dependency is missing from the environment, run:

bash

python3 -m pip install tavily-python

Tools and Scripts

This skill includes one core Python script that supports text and JSON output.

Script Location

/var/minis/skills/tavily-search/scripts/search.py

Command Examples

bash

# Basic search (default text output, including title/URL/summary)
python3 scripts/search.py "Python 3.13 New Features"

# Specify the number of results to return
python3 scripts/search.py "Shanghai Events This Week" --max 8

# Get JSON format (suitable for further processing by the model)
python3 scripts/search.py "Rust Web Framework" --format json

# Include the reference answer generated by the API (if any)
python3 scripts/search.py "What is RAG Technology" --include-answer

Parameter Description

query (positional argument): Search keyword.
--max: Number of results to return. Default is 5.
--format: text (default) or json.
--include-answer: Boolean switch. In text mode, displays the API-aggregated answer field.

Workflow Recommendations

Search First, Then Answer: For topics that are not general common knowledge, especially recent events, first call search.py to obtain context, then synthesize the answer.
Include Source Citations: At the end of the answer or within paragraphs, be sure to include URLs from the search results as sources to improve credibility.
Structured Processing: If you need to process a large amount of information, prioritize using --format json and parse the results internally.

minis_url: minis://skills/tavily-search/SKILL.md

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in tavily-search of OpenMinis/MinisSkills.

SKILL.md
evals/evals.json
scripts/search.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ae8c5db

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Web SearchEXboys/skilllite	170	2 repos	~1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	15 days ago

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Questions about Tavily Search

What does Tavily Search do?

Use the Tavily Search API to perform web searches. An agent skill from OpenMinis/MinisSkills. Tavily Search is an agent skill from OpenMinis/MinisSkills. Use the Tavily Search API to perform web searches.

When should I use Tavily Search?

Tavily Search fits situations like: tasks that involve Web search.

How do I install Tavily Search in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Tavily Search in Codex?

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

Can I use Tavily Search 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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill tavily-search -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-search, .gemini/skills/tavily-search, .github/skills/tavily-search and .opencode/skills/tavily-search in your project.

What does Tavily Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tavily Search needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (python3) and credentials named TAVILY_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in TAVILY_API_KEY.

Does Tavily Search access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Tavily Search 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 Search use?

Tavily Search 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 Search use?

About 869 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tavily Search: Ag2 Use Builtin Tools (ag2ai/build-with-ag2, 252 stars), Deepagents Python Quickstart (langchain-ai/langchain-skills, 1.3k stars), Tavily Web Search (allenpeng0705/EnvoyMesh, 3.1k stars) and Tavily Search API Integration (andrewyng/context-hub, 14k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tavily Search?

OpenMinis (a GitHub organization) maintains it in OpenMinis/MinisSkills, which has 446 GitHub stars. The repository holds 49 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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

Install Tavily Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Tavily Search Web Search

Use Cases

Dependencies and Configuration

Environment Variable Configuration

Tools and Scripts

Script Location

Command Examples

Parameter Description

Workflow Recommendations

Files

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