Conduct comprehensive AI-powered research with citations via the Tavily CLI. Use this skill when the user wants deep research, a detailed report, a comparison, market analysis, literature review, or says "research", "investigate", "analyze in depth", "compare X vs Y", "what does the market look like

tavily research AI powered deep research that gathers sources, analyzes them, and produces a cited report. Takes 30 120 seconds. Before running Research requires authentication. Run the requested command directly when tvly is already authenticated; do not add a status check to every invocation. If tvly is missing, follow the [tavily cli setup](../tavily cli/SKILL.md setup). If an installed CLI reports an authentication error, use tvly login for authentication only, or tvly init skip skills when guided verification is also useful. Browser based OAuth is preferred when an interactive user can complete it. no browser prints the sign in link instead of opening it, but still waits for a localhost callback. In an unattended agent or CI environment, leave authentication to the user or use a securely provided TAVILY API KEY . Do not start a second login immediately after guided setup has completed. When to use You need comprehensive, multi source analysis The user wants a comparison, market report, or literature review Quick searches aren't enough — you need synthesis with citations Step 5 in the [workflow](../tavily cli/SKILL.md): search → extract → map → crawl → research Quick start Options Option Description model mini , pro , or auto (default) stream Stream results in real time no wait Return request id immediately (async) output schema Path to JSON schema for structured output citation format numbered , mla , apa , chicago poll interval Seconds between checks (default: 10) timeout Max wait seconds (default: 600) o, output Save the JSON response to a file json Structured JSON output Model selection Model Use for Speed mini Single topic, targeted research ~30s pro Comprehensive multi angle analysis ~60 120s auto API chooses based on complexity Varies Rule of thumb: "What does X do?" → mini. "X vs Y vs Z" or "best way to..." → pro. Async workflow For long running research, you can start and poll separately: Tips Research takes 30 120 seconds — use stream to see progress in real time. Use model pro for complex comparisons or multi faceted topics. Use output schema to get structured JSON output matching a custom schema. For quick facts , use tvly search instead — research is for deep synthesis. Read from stdin: echo "query" tvly research json See also [tavily search](../tavily search/SKILL.md) — quick web search for simple lookups [tavily crawl](../tavily crawl/SKILL.md) — bulk extract from a site for your own analysis

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