What is mcp-server-tavily?
mcp-server-tavily is a MCP server by Tomatio13 that search via the Tavily AI search API. It is listed under Browser & web and has 50 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Tomatio13 |
| Repository | Tomatio13/mcp-server-tavily |
| Popularity | 50 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #870 of 4,418 MCP servers; #84 in Browser & web |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2025-08-19 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is mcp-server-tavily safe to install?
mcp-server-tavily scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-server-tavily?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/Tomatio13/mcp-server-tavily
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-server-tavily -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-server-tavily <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mcp-server-tavily for you:
Add the "mcp-server-tavily" MCP server from https://github.com/Tomatio13/mcp-server-tavily to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.