# duckduckgo-search MCP Server English | [中文](README_zh.md) A Model Context Protocol server for DuckDuckGo Search This is a TypeScript-based MCP
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Duckduckgo MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. # duckduckgo-search MCP Server English | 中文 A Model Context Protocol server for DuckDuckGo Search This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that provides DuckDuckGo search functionality. It demonstrates core MCP concepts.
The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:
Easy-to — use search tool interfaceduckduckgo_search — Perform web searches using DuckDuckGo APIPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverInstallation — The Installation tool exposed by this serverDebugging — Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the [MCPInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at pnpm on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Duckduckgo's toolset — Easy-to, duckduckgo_search, Prerequisites and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by zhsama; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Duckduckgo's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Easy-to | use search tool interface |
| duckduckgo_search | Perform web searches using DuckDuckGo API |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Installation | The Installation tool exposed by this server. |
| Debugging | Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector), which is available as a package script: |
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo-mcp-server-zhsama": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "pnpm"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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