Tavily Web Search
Alert level: Medium
AI-optimized web search via Tavily API. Returns concise, relevant results for AI agents.
Locality:Hybrid
Data access:Public
Actions:Read
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Why this rating
Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.
- Locality: Hybrid
Uses remote Tavily API requests authenticated by `TAVILY_API_KEY`.
- Data access: Public
Retrieves public search result content and metadata.
- Action surface: Read
Commands are search/extract operations with no create/update/delete capability.
Best practices
Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.
- Keep Tavily API keys in secure environment variables rather than plain-text files.
- Avoid querying with confidential or regulated user data.
- Validate extracted page content before using it in automated downstream decisions.
Evidence links
Public sources backing the indicator assignments.
Always be careful when navigating away from the website.
Max-risk rule
If any capability reaches a higher level, the entire indicator level bumps up to keep ratings deterministic and easy to scan.