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# Create Tavily Search Feed

## User Intent

"How do I continuously search the web with Tavily? Show me web search feed configuration."

**Note**: Tavily API key is not required. Graphlit provides Tavily access by default and bills you for usage.

## Operation

**SDK Method**: `createFeed()` with FeedTypes.Search\
**Auth**: None required (Graphlit provides Tavily access, bills you for usage)

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## Code Example (TypeScript)

```typescript
import { Graphlit } from 'graphlit-client';
import { FeedTypes, SearchServiceTypes } from 'graphlit-client/dist/generated/graphql-types';

const graphlit = new Graphlit();

const feed = await graphlit.createFeed({
  name: 'AI News Search',
  type: FeedTypes.Search,
  search: {
    type: SearchServiceTypes.Tavily,
    text: 'artificial intelligence news',
    readLimit: 20,
  },
  // Optional: add workflow for content processing
  // workflow: { id: workflow.createWorkflow.id }
});

console.log(`Created Tavily search feed: ${feed.createFeed.id}`);
```

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## Configuration

**text**: Search query text\
**readLimit**: Number of results per execution\
**type**: `SearchServiceTypes.Tavily`

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## What Gets Indexed

* Web page titles and URLs
* Page summaries and content
* Publication dates
* Relevance scores

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## Use Cases

**News Monitoring**:

```typescript
text: 'artificial intelligence regulation policy'
```

**Research Topics**:

```typescript
text: 'quantum computing breakthroughs 2024'
```

**Company Mentions**:

```typescript
text: 'YourCompany product reviews'
```

**Technical Documentation**:

```typescript
text: 'GraphQL best practices tutorials'
```

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## Search Service Alternatives

* **Tavily** - General web search (this guide)
* **Exa** - Semantic web search with embeddings
* **Podscan** - Podcast episode search

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## Related

* [Exa Search Feed](/api-guides/use-cases/feeds/web/feed-create-exa-search.md) - Semantic web search
* [Podscan Feed](/api-guides/use-cases/feeds/web/feed-create-podscan-search.md) - Podcast search
* [RSS Feed](/api-guides/use-cases/feeds/web/feed-create-rss.md) - RSS/Atom feeds
* [Web Crawl](/api-guides/use-cases/feeds/web/feed-create-web-crawl.md) - Crawl specific sites