- name
- tavily-web-seeker
- description
- Enhanced Tavily search with intelligent intent recognition, source preferences, critical source validation, and offline report generation.
- version
- 1.1.0
- metadata
tavily-web-seeker
Enhanced web search skill built on Tavily API with intelligent search strategies, user source preferences, and critical source handling.
Features
- Intent Recognition - Auto-classify queries (factual, news, research, comparison, how-to, academic)
- Source Preferences - Topic-based domain routing (tech→GitHub, news→Reuters, finance→WSJ)
- Search Operators - Support OR, site:, -, exact phrase, time filters
- Critical Source Check - Validate results against preferred sources, return not-found conclusions
- Multi-API Key Rotation - Auto-failover on rate limits (429)
- Offline Report - Markdown export with source coverage analysis
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
tavily_search | Standard Tavily search |
web_seeker | Enhanced search with all features |
Configuration
API Keys
{
"apiKey": { "key1": "tvly-xxx1", "key2": "tvly-xxx2" }
}Or env: TAVILY_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY_2
Source Preferences
// User preferences
const PREFERENCES = {
default_sites: ["wikipedia.org", "github.com"],
preferred_topics: {
tech: ["wikipedia.org", "github.com", "stackoverflow.com"],
news: ["reuters.com", "apnews.com", "bbc.com"],
finance: ["wsj.com", "bloomberg.com", "ft.com"],
academic: ["scholar.google.com", "arxiv.org"]
},
critical_sources: {
"官方": ["gov.cn", "moe.gov.cn"],
"财经": ["wsj.com", "bloomberg.com"],
"技术": ["github.com", "stackoverflow.com"]
}
};web_seeker Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | - | Search query |
mode | string | "quick" | quick/research/compare |
max_results | number | 5 | Results 1-20 |
domains | array | auto | Preferred domains |
time_range | string | auto | day/week/month/year |
operators | string | - | Raw operators |
strict_mode | boolean | false | Require preferred sources only |
export_doc | boolean | false | Generate report |
Response Format
{
"original_query": "Iran oil news",
"intent": "news",
"domains_used": ["reuters.com", "bbc.com"],
"search_operator_applied": "site:reuters.com OR site:bbc.com",
"results_found": true,
"source_coverage": { "preferred": 3, "total": 10 },
"results": [...],
"summary": "..."
}Not Found Response
{
"results_found": false,
"not_found_conclusion": "在指定的核心信源中未搜索到...",
"suggestions": ["扩展搜索词", "放宽信源限制", "手动访问目标网站"]
}Usage
# Basic search
node seeker.js "AI news"
# Research mode with report
node seeker.js "machine learning" --mode research --export
# Strict mode (require preferred sources)
node seeker.js "python tutorial" --strict