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zhsama/duckduckgo-mcp-server
This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that provides DuckDuckGo search functionality.
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About zhsama/duckduckgo-mcp-server
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
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
Notes
78 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-04-04. Licensed MIT.
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
Key facts
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How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
npm install -g pnpmTools exposed
duckduckgo_search
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"duckduckgo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Install
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Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
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