zhsama/duckduckgo-mcp-server

Overview

A TypeScript Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes DuckDuckGo search functionality. It allows MCP clients to query DuckDuckGo and retrieve search results programmatically.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need a quick, API-key-free web search tool within MCP-based applications

Use cases

• Integrating web search into AI assistants or agents via MCP
• Building automated research tools that fetch DuckDuckGo results
• Adding search capabilities to development workflows that use MCP

How to use

Install

pnpm install -g pnpm && pnpm install

Tools exposed

• node
• pnpm

Tested with

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "duckduckgo-search": {\n        "command": "npx",\n        "args": [\n          "-y",\n          "duckduckgo-mcp-server"\n        ]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

A TypeScript Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes DuckDuckGo search functionality. It allows MCP clients to query DuckDuckGo and retrieve search results programmatically.

78 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-04-04. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Integrating web search into AI assistants or agents via MCP
• Building automated research tools that fetch DuckDuckGo results
• Adding search capabilities to development workflows that use MCP

Pros

• Lightweight and simple to deploy as an MCP server
• Written in TypeScript with clear codebase
• Provides access to DuckDuckGo’s search results without API key

Cons

• Limited to DuckDuckGo search only
• Not an official DuckDuckGo service; may break if DuckDuckGo changes its frontend
• Rate limits or blocking may occur with heavy usage

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