Tavily Web Search MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAVILY_API_KEY | Yes | Your Tavily API key for web search capabilities |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| check_stock_priceC | Get the current price of a stock symbol |
| get_comprehensive_stock_dataC | Get comprehensive stock data including price, financial metrics, and recent news. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 2 tools
The two tools have overlapping purposes, as both retrieve stock price data, with 'get_comprehensive_stock_data' including additional metrics and news. An agent could easily confuse them or misselect 'check_stock_price' when more comprehensive data is needed, leading to inefficiency or incomplete results.
The tool names follow a mixed convention: 'check_stock_price' uses a verb_noun pattern, while 'get_comprehensive_stock_data' uses a verb_adjective_noun pattern. This inconsistency in naming styles (e.g., 'check' vs. 'get', and structure) reduces predictability, though the names are still readable and descriptive.
With only 2 tools, the server feels under-scoped for a 'Tavily Web Search MCP Server', which suggests broader web search capabilities. The tools are narrowly focused on stock data, lacking general search or other domain-specific functions, making the count too low for the implied purpose.
The server has significant gaps in its tool surface. As a web search server, it lacks tools for general web searches, news retrieval, or other common search functions beyond stocks. The stock-related tools themselves are incomplete, missing operations like historical data, company info, or portfolio management, limiting agent effectiveness.