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Tavily Search MCP Server

An MCP server implementation that integrates the Tavily Search API, providing optimized search capabilities for LLMs.

→ apappascs/tavily-search-mcp-server· listed on mcp_so

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Source: mcp.so · also listed on PulseMCP, modelscope

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// key findings
🚨
Secret credentials may flow to a network call
1 flow detected: TAVILY_API_KEY. We can’t prove the destination matches the brand the credential belongs to.
⚠️
Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
🔐
You'll be asked for 1 credential: TAVILY_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies1 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.1GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretTAVILY_API_KEY"": "your_api_key_here"
Deployment configuration, supplied by whoever hosts the server. Users are not asked for these.
deployPORT
// quality suggestions

Tests exist

No test files found

Add tests that exercise each declared tool.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 1 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.1 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
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commit: 9a3c6430cbc727123ccdf1d9ce57cbb94eedc2b5
code hash: 3ecde83724d2b955cfa5f6356d5c76ce01bafb07b8e424d81bb03fc5106a6b58
verified: 8/18/2026, 7:33:44 PM
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