A powerful AI-native search engine and web content extraction tool that provides highly relevant search results and raw content extraction from web pages.
Tavily
The Tavily tool connects your Dify agents to an AI-native search engine built specifically for LLMs. Unlike traditional search APIs that return raw links, Tavily delivers clean, structured, and contextually relevant results ready for AI consumption.
Available Actions
| Action | Description | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Search | AI-optimized web search with relevance scoring | General queries, real-time information, fact-checking |
| Extract | Pull structured content from specific URLs | Reading articles, parsing documentation, data extraction |
| Crawl | Deep crawl websites following internal links | Site audits, comprehensive data collection |
| Map | Discover and map all URLs within a domain | Site structure analysis, content discovery |
| Research | Multi-step autonomous research on complex topics | In-depth reports, market research, due diligence |
Configuration
1. Get Your API Key
Sign up and get your API key at app.tavily.com.
Free tier includes 1,000 API credits/month.
2. Install from Plugin Marketplace
Navigate to Plugin Marketplace in Dify and search for "Tavily". Click Install.
3. Add Your API Key
Go to Tools → Tavily → Authentication and paste your API key.
4. Add a Tool node to your flow
Add a Node → Tool → Tavily. All five actions are available:
Common Patterns
Fact-checking workflow:
User question → Search (include_answer: true) → LLM validates and responds
Content aggregation:
Topic → Search → Extract (top URLs) → LLM summarizes
Competitive analysis:
Competitor URL → Map → Crawl key pages → LLM analyzes