PythonClaw tavily_search

Name: tavily_search
Author: ericwang915

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/pythonclaw/templates/skills/web/tavily" ~/.claude/skills/ericwang915-pythonclaw-tavily-search && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: pythonclaw/templates/skills/web/tavily/SKILL.md

source content

Tavily Web Search

When to Use

Search the web for information
Look up current events or news
Research a topic with real-time results
Check facts or verify claims
Find data, articles, or summaries from the internet

When NOT to Use

Scraping a specific URL's content — use
```
web_scraper
```
Calling a known API endpoint — use
```
http_request
```
GitHub or code-specific lookups — use
```
github
```
or search

Setup

Get a free API key at app.tavily.com

Add to

pythonclaw.json

"tavily": { "apiKey": "tvly-..." }

Install SDK:
```
pip install tavily-python
```

Usage/Commands

Use the built-in

web_search

tool — no script required.

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
`query`	string	Search query (be specific)	required
`search_depth`	string	`"basic"` (fast) or `"advanced"` (thorough)	`"basic"`
`topic`	string	`"general"` , `"news"` , or `"finance"`	`"general"`
`max_results`	integer	Results count (1–20)	5
`time_range`	string	`"day"` , `"week"` , `"month"` , `"year"`	none

Examples:

web_search(query="Python 3.13 new features")
web_search(query="AI industry news", topic="news", time_range="week", max_results=10)
web_search(query="NVIDIA stock analysis 2026", topic="finance", search_depth="advanced")

Notes

Be specific in queries (e.g., "Python asyncio best practices 2026" vs "Python async")
Use
```
topic="news"
```
for current events,
```
topic="finance"
```
for market data
Use
```
time_range
```
when freshness matters
Always cite source URLs in your response