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tavily mcp for Cursor

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MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install tavily mcp in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tavily-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tavily-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "DEFAULT_PARAMETERS": "<DEFAULT_PARAMETERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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