Does this plugin use the DuckDuckGo API?

This implementation uses DuckDuckGo's public web interface as DuckDuckGo does not have an official search API. For production environments, using a search service with an official API is recommended.

What is the DuckDuckGo Search MCP Plugin?

It's a plugin that allows you to perform web searches using DuckDuckGo and integrate the results with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for advanced analysis and exploration.

What credentials does it need?

It reads `MCP_PORT` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

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DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server

Enables web searches using DuckDuckGo and integrates with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for advanced result exploration.

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What is the DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server?

Enables web searches using DuckDuckGo and integrates with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for advanced result exploration.

What you get

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities using DuckDuckGo. This server enables LLMs to search the web and retrieve detailed content from websites through structured data extraction.

Fast and reliable — . Uses DuckDuckGo's web interface with robust HTML parsing
LLM-friendly — . Returns structured data optimized for AI consumption
Content extraction — . Intelligently extracts and summarizes webpage content
Related searches — . Generates contextual search suggestions

Configuration and credentials

Python 3.10 or newer - VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Goose or any other MCP client

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server

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

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

Python 3.10 or newer - VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Goose or any other MCP client

Variable	Description	Required
MCP_PORT	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional

Example prompts to try

“Use DuckDuckGo Search to Cursor.”
“Use DuckDuckGo Search to Windsurf.”
“Use DuckDuckGo Search to Goose.”

Frequently asked questions

It provides features like detailed search result information, related search suggestions, pagination, rich content and metadata extraction from web pages, and even basic web spidering capabilities.