# Search the Web with Tavily

AI assistants often lack current information for news, prices, releases, and fast-moving topics. This skill guides Claude, Codex, and Claude Code to call Tavily Search with clear query parameters.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add ck991357/tavily-search
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: ck991357-tavily-search
- Version: 1
- Author version: 1
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: invalid
- Tree hash: 0859d1a1bea0a5a332f34ddcbfa30e6fc169889c498582ea69d6bb68e0972e52
- Author: CK991357
- GitHub username: CK991357
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/CK991357/gemini-chat/tree/main/src/skills/tavily\_search
- Ref: dd4a3ef9f20ddf38830950b4bb713df96b431fd6
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: external\_commands
- Quality score: 79
- Quality tier: bronze
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/ck991357-tavily-search
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/ck991357-tavily-search/manifest

## Capabilities

- Shows the expected Tavily Search tool-call shape.
- Defines the required query parameter for searches.
- Provides examples for current news and topic research.
- Warns against common malformed JSON patterns.
- Supports fact checking with current web results.

## Use Cases

- Research Current Events: Find recent news, announcements, and public updates that may not exist in the model context.
- Verify Time-Sensitive Facts: Check prices, release details, policy changes, or data points before using them in an answer.
- Gather Topic Background: Collect current context for a product, company, technology, or market before writing a summary.

## Prompt Templates

### Search a Current Topic

```
Search Tavily for the latest information about [topic]. Summarize the most relevant findings and include dates when available.
```

### Verify a Claim

```
Use Tavily to verify this claim: [claim]. Explain whether current sources support it and mention any uncertainty.
```

### Compare Recent Sources

```
Search Tavily for [topic]. Compare the strongest recent sources and identify agreements, conflicts, and missing context.
```

### Build a Research Brief

```
Use Tavily searches to research [topic] from multiple angles. Produce a concise brief with key facts, recent changes, risks, and follow-up questions.
```

## Limitations

- Requires an available tavily\_search tool integration.
- Search quality depends on Tavily results and query wording.
- Does not define API keys, authentication, or rate limits.
- User queries may be sent to the Tavily service.

## Best Practices

- Use specific search terms with names, dates, locations, or product versions.
- Run separate searches for complex questions before synthesizing an answer.
- State source freshness and uncertainty when results conflict.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not send private, secret, or regulated data as search queries.
- Do not treat one search result as final proof for important claims.
- Do not embed Markdown fences inside JSON tool parameters.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-06T06:07:05.904\+00:00
- Summary: All ten external command findings are false positives caused by Markdown code fences in SKILL.md examples, not executable shell or Ruby code. The entropy heuristic is also a false positive because the file is readable Markdown with Chinese prose and compact JSON examples. No prompt injection attempt or malicious intent was found.

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