> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tavily

> Search, extract and crawl, built for AI agents. A second reader for when Firecrawl is blocked.

Search, extract and crawl, built for AI agents. A second reader for when Firecrawl is blocked.

## Connecting

In the dashboard, open **Connectors**, find Tavily and press **Connect**. The key you enter is checked against Tavily before anything is saved, so a key that is refused never becomes a connection that fails later.

### What you will need

| Field | What it is |
| - | - |
| API Key | Your Tavily API key |

### Getting the credential

1. Create an API key at [app.tavily.com](https://app.tavily.com) — it starts with `tvly-`
2. Paste it into the connector

## Notes

* `include_answer` makes Tavily write a direct answer alongside the sources — useful when your AI teammate just needs
  the fact rather than the pages.
* `search_depth: advanced` costs more credits and finds more; leave it `basic` for routine lookups.
* `map` is much cheaper than `crawl` when you only need to know what exists on a site.

## What your AI teammate can do with it

| Tool | What it does |
| - | - |
| `search` | Search the web and get results already summarised for an AI agent. Set include\_answer to have Tavily write a direct answer as well as returning sources. |
| `extract` | Pull the readable content out of specific URLs, without searching. |
| `crawl` | Follow links from a starting URL and return the content of the pages found. |
| `map` | List the URLs on a site without fetching their content. Cheap way to see structure. |

## Useful resources

* [Tavily documentation](https://docs.tavily.com)


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