Set up Tavily Search MCP in Continue

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Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: tavily-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - tavily-mcp
    env:
      TAVILY_API_KEY: YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY

Tavily Search MCP requires the following environment variables:

TAVILY_API_KEYRequired

Tavily API key

Restart Continue. Tavily Search MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 2 tools available.

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