A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables free web searching using DuckDuckGo search results, with no API keys required.
mcp-web-search is an MCP project maintained in the sam2332/mcp-web-search repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables free web searching using DuckDuckGo search results, with no API keys required”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
{
"mcpServers": {
"web-search": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/web-search/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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