feat: Add --api-key CLI flag (extends PR #37) #42
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- Add optional --api-key flag as alternative to TAVILY_API_KEY env var - Works in both stdio and SSE/HTTP server modes - Update README with usage examples and CLI options documentation
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Thank you very much. Passing the API key through the header at runtime would greatly facilitate tavily-mcp becoming a public foundational service! |
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This PR adds the
--api-keyCLI flag as an optional alternative to theTAVILY_API_KEYenvironment variable.Justification
A lot of new clients are springing up and this minor update allows tavily-mcp support with those which don't support passing environmental variables or are more strict about how to add MCP Servers.
Changes
--api-keyCLI argument support for both stdout and streamable HTTP/SSE modesContext
This builds on PR #37 which adds Streamable HTTP and SSE support, adding the missing feature to pass the API key via command line argument.