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DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server: Privacy-First, Seamless Web Search

DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server: No API keys needed. Leverage DuckDuckGo and Jina API for instant, privacy-first web search/fetch. Seamless integration, no hassle.

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About DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server

What is DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server: Privacy-First, Seamless Web Search?

This MCP server integrates the privacy-respecting DuckDuckGo search engine into a modular system, enabling secure web searches and content extraction. Designed for developers and AI applications, it ensures user data stays private while providing structured access to search results and webpage content—all through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How to Use DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server: Privacy-First, Seamless Web Search?

Start by installing the uvx package manager. Clone the repository or configure via claude_desktop_config.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "web-search-duckduckgo": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/web-search-duckduckgo",
                "run",
                "main.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Use tools like search_and_fetch (to retrieve and summarize results) or fetch (for specific URLs) in your MCP-compatible client, such as Claude. Adjust parameters like limit to control result quantities.

DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server Features

Key Features of DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server: Privacy-First, Seamless Web Search?

  • Private Search Foundation: Leverages DuckDuckGo’s no-tracking policy to safeguard user queries.
  • Efficient Content Handling: Automatically converts HTML to clean markdown via Jina API, simplifying data processing.
  • Scalable Performance: Parallel URL fetching reduces latency, ideal for high-volume tasks.
  • Flexible Configuration: Set result limits (up to 10) and customize error-handling behaviors.

Use Cases of DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server: Privacy-First, Seamless Web Search?

Researchers can gather data without compromising privacy. Developers building chatbots or AI tools gain a reliable, compliant search module. Journalists or analysts needing quick access to verified sources benefit from the server’s seamless integration with MCP frameworks. For example, a privacy-focused note-taking app could use search_and_fetch to auto-generate summaries of relevant articles.

DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server FAQ

FAQ from DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server: Privacy-First, Seamless Web Search?

  • Why DuckDuckGo? Its commitment to user anonymity aligns with the server’s core design—no query logging means safer data handling.
  • Can I modify the timeout settings? Yes, via configuration parameters to avoid hangs during slow network conditions.
  • Does it support other search engines? Currently dedicated to DuckDuckGo, but the modular architecture allows future extensions.

Content

DuckDuckGo Web Search MCP Server

This project provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that allows you to search the web using the DuckDuckGo search engine and optionally fetch and summarize the content of the found URLs.

Features

  • Web Search: Search the web using DuckDuckGo.
  • Result Extraction: Extracts titles, URLs, and snippets from search results.
  • Content Fetching (Optional): Fetches the content of the URLs found in the search results and converts it to markdown format using jina api.
  • Parallel Fetching: Fetches multiple URLs concurrently for faster processing.
  • Error Handling: Gracefully handles timeouts and other potential errors during search and fetching.
  • Configurable: Allows you to set the maximum number of search results to return.
  • Jina API : using jina api to convert html to markdown.
  • MCP Compliant : This server is designed to be used with any MCP-compatible client.

Usage

  1. Prerequisites:
* `uvx` package manager
  1. Claude Desktop Configuration
* If you are using Claude Desktop, you can add the server to the `claude_desktop_config.json` file.

    {
    "mcpServers": {
        "web-search-duckduckgo": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/kouui/web-search-duckduckgo.git@main",
                "main.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

the above configuration is not working, you might need to clone the repository to local pc and use the following configuration

    {
    "mcpServers": {
        "web-search-duckduckgo": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/web-search-duckduckgo",
                "run",
                "main.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}
  1. Tool
* In your MCP client (e.g., Claude), you can now use the following tools:

* **`search_and_fetch`:** Search the web and fetch the content of the URLs.

  * `query`: The search query string.
  * `limit`: The maximum number of results to return (default: 3, maximum: 10).
* **`fetch`:** Fetch the content of a specific URL.

  * `url`: The URL to fetch.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. (Add a license file if you want to specify a license).

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