DuckDuckGo Search MCP 🔍

A blazing-fast, privacy-friendly Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for web search and URL content extraction using DuckDuckGo.

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[!IMPORTANT]DuckDuckGo Search MCP supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard, making it compatible with various AI assistants and tools.

✨ Features

🌐 Web search using DuckDuckGo HTML

📄 URL content extraction with smart filtering

📊 URL metadata extraction (title, description, images)

⚡ Performance optimized with caching

🛡️ Security features including rate limiting and rotating user agents

🔌 MCP-compliant server implementation

🆓 No API keys required - works out of the box

[!IMPORTANT]Unlike many search tools, this package performs actual web scraping rather than using limited APIs, giving you more comprehensive results.

🚀 Quick Start

Run instantly with npx:

npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search

[!TIP]This will download and run the MCP server directly without installation – perfect for quick use with AI assistants.

🛠️ Installation Options

Global Installation

npm install -g @oevortex/ddg_search

Run globally:

ddg-search-mcp

Local Installation (Development)

git clone https://github.com/OEvortex/ddg_search.git
cd ddg_search
npm install
npm start

🧑‍💻 Command Line Options

npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search --help

[!TIP]Use the --version flag to check which version you're running.

🤖 Using with MCP Clients

[!IMPORTANT]The most common way to use this tool is by integrating it with MCP-compatible AI assistants.

Add the server to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ddg-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@oevortex/ddg_search"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed globally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ddg-search": {
      "command": "ddg-search-mcp"
    }
  }
}

[!TIP]After configuring, restart your MCP client to apply the changes.

🧰 Tools Overview

🔍 Web Search Tool web-search

query (string, required): The search query
page (integer, optional, default: 1): Page number
numResults (integer, optional, default: 10): Number of results (1-20)

Example: Search the web for "climate change solutions"

📄 Fetch URL Tool fetch-url

url (string, required): The URL to fetch
maxLength (integer, optional, default: 10000): Max content length
extractMainContent (boolean, optional, default: true): Extract main content
includeLinks (boolean, optional, default: true): Include link text
includeImages (boolean, optional, default: true): Include image alt text
excludeTags (array, optional): Tags to exclude

Example: Fetch the content from "https://example.com"

📊 URL Metadata Tool url-metadata

url (string, required): The URL to extract metadata from

Example: Get metadata for "https://example.com"

📁 Project Structure

bin/              # Command-line interface
src/
  index.js        # Main entry point
  tools/          # Tool definitions and handlers
    searchTool.js
    fetchUrlTool.js
    metadataTool.js
  utils/
    search.js     # Search and URL utilities
package.json
README.md

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit pull requests.

[!NOTE]Please follow the existing code style and add tests for new features.

📺 YouTube Channel

youtube.com/@OEvortex

📄 License

Apache License 2.0

[!NOTE]This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 – see the LICENSE file for details.

_{Made with ❤️ by @OEvortex}

DuckDuckGo Search MCP 🔍