Web search with AI-optimized results, relevance scoring, and advanced filtering via Tavily API.
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Supports three topic types (general, news, finance) and two search depths (basic, advanced) with optional AI-generated answer summaries
Includes domain filtering to include or exclude specific sites, time-range filtering (day, week, month, year), and configurable result counts
Returns structured results with relevance scores, publication dates, and optional raw page content; supports both
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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Search the web using Tavily's AI-optimized search API. Returns high-quality, structured results with relevance scores and optional AI-generated summaries.
Note: This skill requires a Tavily API key. For basic web search using the agent's built-in capability, see web-search.
Use this skill when:
Do NOT use this skill when:
Before using this skill, ensure:
Get a Tavily API key at: https://tavily.com
Run a simple search:
deno run --allow-env --allow-net=api.tavily.com scripts/search.ts "your search query"
Example with AI-generated answer:
deno run --allow-env --allow-net=api.tavily.com scripts/search.ts "React 19 new features" --answer
deno run --allow-env --allow-net=api.tavily.com scripts/search.ts [options] "query"
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
--answer |
Include AI-generated answer summary | false |
--depth <level> |
Search depth: basic or advanced |
basic |
--results <n> |
Number of results to return | 5 |
--topic <type> |
Topic type: general, news, or finance |
general |
--time <range> |
Time filter: day, week, month, or year |
none |
--include <domains> |
Only include these domains (comma-separated) | none |
--exclude <domains> |
Exclude these domains (comma-separated) | none |
--raw |
Include raw page content in results | false |
--json |
Output as JSON (for programmatic use) | false |
--help |
Show help message | - |
Filter results by recency:
Control which sites appear in results:
# Only search documentation sites
scripts/search.ts "React hooks" --include docs.react.dev,developer.mozilla.org
# Exclude social media
scripts/search.ts "AI news" --exclude twitter.com,reddit.com
🔍 Search: "React 19 new features"
Found 5 results in 234ms
📝 AI Answer:
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
React 19 introduces several new features including...
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1. React 19 Release Notes
https://react.dev/blog/2024/04/25/react-19
React 19 is now available on npm! This release includes...
Score: 0.987
2. What's New in React 19
https://example.com/react-19-features
A comprehensive overview of React 19's new features...
Score: 0.945
{
"query": "React 19 new features",
"results": [
{
"title": "React 19 Release Notes",
"url": "https://react.dev/blog/2024/04/25/react-19",
"content": "React 19 is now available on npm...",
"score": 0.987,
"published_date": "2024-04-25"
}
],
"answer": "React 19 introduces several new features...",
"response_time": 234
}
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title |
string | Page title |
url |
string | Source URL |
content |
string | Relevant excerpt from the page |
score |
number | Relevance score (0-1, higher is better) |
published_date |
string | Publication date (if available) |
raw_content |
string | Full page content (only with --raw) |
Scenario: Find recent news about a technology topic
scripts/search.ts "OpenAI GPT-5 announcement" --topic news --time week --answer
Expected output: Recent news articles about GPT-5, with an AI-generated summary
Scenario: Find specific technical documentation
scripts/search.ts "Deno deploy edge functions tutorial" --depth advanced --results 10
Expected output: Comprehensive results from documentation and tutorial sites
Scenario: Verify a specific claim or statistic
scripts/search.ts "world population 2024" --include un.org,worldbank.org,census.gov --json
Expected output: JSON results from authoritative sources for programmatic verification
Scenario: Research market information
scripts/search.ts "NVIDIA stock analysis 2024" --topic finance --answer
Expected output: Financial analysis and market data with AI summary
Symptoms: Script exits immediately with API key error
Solution:
export TAVILY_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
TAVILY_API_KEY="your-key" deno run --allow-env --allow-net=api.tavily.com scripts/search.ts "query"
Symptoms: 401 authentication error
Solution:
Symptoms: 429 error response
Solution:
Symptoms: Empty results array
Solution:
--depth advanced for harder queriesThis skill has the following limitations:
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Steps
Common Pitfalls
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: web-search-tavily is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
web-search-tavily has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: web-search-tavily is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
We added web-search-tavily from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
web-search-tavily fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
web-search-tavily reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
We added web-search-tavily from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
Registry listing for web-search-tavily matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
web-search-tavily fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
web-search-tavily fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
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