diff --git a/nemo_skills/mcp/servers/tavily_search_tool.py b/nemo_skills/mcp/servers/tavily_search_tool.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/nemo_skills/mcp/servers/tavily_search_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Annotated, Any
+
+import httpx
+from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
+from pydantic import Field
+
+from nemo_skills.mcp.tool_providers import MCPClientTool
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ExecutionResult:
+    error: str | None = None
+    result: str | None = None
+
+
+mcp = FastMCP(name="tavily")
+
+# Populated from CLI args in main()
+TAVILY_API_KEY: str | None = None
+
+EXCLUDE_DOMAINS: list[str] | None = None
+
+
+## See docs https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-reference/endpoint/search
+## There is also a hosted MCP that can be used instead of this tool: https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp?tab=readme-ov-file#remote-mcp-server
+@mcp.tool(name="tavily-search")
+async def answer(
+    query: Annotated[str, Field(description="Search query.")],
+    exclude_domains: Annotated[list[str], Field(description="Domains to exclude from the search.")] = [],
+):
+    """Get a summary of search results from the web using Tavily."""
+
+    api_url = "https://api.tavily.com/search"
+
+    headers = {
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {TAVILY_API_KEY}",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    }
+
+    payload = {
+        "query": query,
+        # "auto_parameters": False,
+        "search_depth": "basic",
+        "include_answer": "basic",  ## or advanced.
+        # this should be statically set to the domains we want to exclude
+        "exclude_domains": exclude_domains,
+    }
+
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+        response = await client.post(api_url, headers=headers, json=payload)
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            return {"error": response.json()["error"]}
+
+    result = response.json()["answer"]
+
+    return result
+
+
+def _parse_exclude_domains(exclude_config: dict) -> list[str]:
+    exclude_domains = []
+    # this is pretty hard-coded so we ensure the file structure is correct
+    notices = exclude_config["notices"]
+    for notice in notices:
+        for prop in notice["properties"]:
+            if prop.get("type") == "domain":
+                exclude_domains.append(prop["value"])
+    return exclude_domains
+
+
+class TavilySearchTool(MCPClientTool):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.apply_config_updates(
+            {
+                "client": "nemo_skills.mcp.clients.MCPStdioClient",
+                "client_params": {
+                    "command": "python",
+                    "args": ["-m", "nemo_skills.mcp.servers.tavily_search_tool"],
+                },
+                "hide_args": {
+                    "tavily-search": ["exclude_domains"],
+                },
+                "exclude_domains_config": None,
+            }
+        )
+
+    def post_configure(self) -> None:
+        # Required the exclude domains to be set--we do not want to accidentally include all domains
+        if (conf := self._config.get("exclude_domains_config")) is not None:
+            with open(conf, "r") as f:
+                exlude_config = json.load(f)
+                self.exclude_domains = _parse_exclude_domains(exlude_config)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("exclude_domains_config is not set")
+
+    async def execute(self, tool_name: str, arguments: dict[str, Any], extra_args: dict[str, Any] | None = None):
+        arguments = dict(arguments)
+        merged_extra = dict(extra_args or {})
+        if not hasattr(self, "exclude_domains"):
+            raise ValueError("exclude_domains_config is not set")
+        merged_extra["exclude_domains"] = self.exclude_domains
+        result = await self._client.call_tool(tool=tool_name, args=arguments, extra_args=merged_extra)
+        return result
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="MCP server for Tavily web search tool")
+    parser.add_argument("--api-key", type=str, default=os.getenv("TAVILY_API_KEY"), help="Tavily API Key")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not args.api_key:
+        raise ValueError("Missing Tavily API key.")
+
+    global TAVILY_API_KEY
+    TAVILY_API_KEY = args.api_key
+
+    mcp.run(transport="stdio")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_manager.py b/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_manager.py
index 8e192d5d83..2d98cdd772 100644
--- a/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_manager.py
+++ b/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_manager.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ async def execute(
     async def shutdown(self) -> None:  # Optional hook
         return None
 
+    def post_configure(self) -> None:
+        return None
+
 
 class ToolManager:
     """Registry/Router for module-based tools.
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ def __init__(
                 raise ValueError(f"Duplicate tool class registered: '{provider_key}'")
 
             tool.configure((overrides.get(provider_key) if overrides else None), context)
+            tool.post_configure()
             self._tools[provider_key] = tool
 
     async def shutdown(self) -> None:
diff --git a/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_providers.py b/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_providers.py
index bf03bb2728..a2c940b4c3 100644
--- a/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_providers.py
+++ b/nemo_skills/mcp/tool_providers.py
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ def _resolve_maybe_callable(self, value: Any):
                 return value
         return value
 
+    def post_configure(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
     def configure(self, overrides: Dict[str, Any] | None = None, context: Dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
         cfg = dict(self._config)
         if overrides: