zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error

Tavily API key not configured (decrypted value is empty)

Error message

Tavily API key not configured (decrypted value is empty)

What it means

Error "Tavily API key not configured (decrypted value is empty)" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-tools/src/web_search_tool.rs:368

            .filter(|k| !k.is_empty())
            .ok_or_else(|| {
                ::zeroclaw_log::record!(
                    ERROR,
                    ::zeroclaw_log::Event::new(module_path!(), ::zeroclaw_log::Action::Reject)
                        .with_outcome(::zeroclaw_log::EventOutcome::Failure)
                        .with_attrs(::serde_json::json!({"search_provider": "tavily"})),
                    "web_search: Tavily API key not configured"
                );
                anyhow::Error::msg("Tavily API key not configured")
            })?;

        if zeroclaw_config::secrets::SecretStore::is_encrypted(&raw_key) {
            let zeroclaw_dir = self.config_path.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new("."));
            let store =
                zeroclaw_config::secrets::SecretStore::new(zeroclaw_dir, self.secrets_encrypt);
            let plaintext = store.decrypt(&raw_key)?;
            if plaintext.is_empty() {
                anyhow::bail!("Tavily API key not configured (decrypted value is empty)");
            }
            Ok(plaintext)
        } else {
            Ok(raw_key)
        }
    }

    async fn search_tavily(&self, query: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
        let client = self.build_tavily_client()?;
        self.search_tavily_with_client(&client, "https://api.tavily.com/search", query)
            .await
    }

    fn build_tavily_client(&self) -> anyhow::Result<reqwest::Client> {
        let builder = reqwest::Client::builder().timeout(Duration::from_secs(self.timeout_secs));
        let builder =
            zeroclaw_config::schema::apply_runtime_proxy_to_builder(builder, "tool.web_search");
        Ok(builder.build()?)

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Solutions

1. Set the Tavily API key: `zeroclaw config set tools.web_search.tavily.api_key <key>` or re-run `zeroclaw quickstart`.
2. Check that the stored encrypted key decrypts to a non-empty value and re-enter it if necessary.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-tools/src/web_search_tool.rs:368 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw@88bb9c8533 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3ff85865d6fa88d0. Report an issue: GitHub.