search_newsLABSCO SUMMARY
Recent news, with recency as a parameter rather than a hope.
Most search tools make the time window a filter you hope is honoured; here the number of days back sits on the call, next to whether you want Tavily's curated news topic or raw general pages. One tool, one job.
What it is
A single-purpose Go server over the Tavily search API: news search by keyword, with the number of days back, the result count and the search depth all set per call.
What you get
- News search by keyword, defaulting to the last 7 days
- The lookback window set in days on each query
- The number of articles returned, 5 by default
- Basic or advanced search depth, chosen per call
- A general topic as well as news, when you want unprocessed pages rather than curated articles
Requirements
A Tavily API key, passed as an argument to the run command. Install with go install github.com/y7ut/mcp-tavily-search@latest, or run the published Docker image.
Setup effort
One command plus a key — go install github.com/y7ut/mcp-tavily-search@latest, then supply credentials
USE CASES
01
Checking what has been reported this week
The default window is 7 days, so a bare query already excludes last year's coverage.
02
Catching up on a month-old story
Widen the days parameter and raise the article count in the same call.
03
Getting more out of a thin topic
Switch the search depth from basic to advanced when the first pass comes back shallow.
04
Looking past curated news articles
Set the topic to general and you get unprocessed pages instead of Tavily's news selection.
1 tool
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
1 tool named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- mcp-tavily-search on PATH
- A Tavily API key (it starts with tvly-), passed in the block after run
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"tavily": {
"command": "mcp-tavily-search",
"args": [
"run",
"<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>"
]
}
}
}<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY> is your Tavily API key — the server takes it as the argument after run
go install
TERMINAL
go install github.com/y7ut/mcp-tavily-search@latest
