mcp-server-duckduckgo

MCP server for web search via DuckDuckGo. Zero API key required.

Features

• Zero config — No API keys, no registration, no setup
• Two tools — search (web search) + fetch (URL → markdown)
• Lightweight — No Puppeteer/Playwright, pure HTTP
• Fast — Direct HTML parsing, no headless browser overhead

Quick Start

With Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "duckduckgo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aiprintmoney-arc/mcp-server-duckduckgo"]
    }
  }
}

With Claude Code

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "duckduckgo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aiprintmoney-arc/mcp-server-duckduckgo"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

search

Search the web via DuckDuckGo.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | query | string | Yes | Search query | | maxResults | number | No | Max results (1-20, default: 8) |

fetch

Fetch a URL and convert its content to markdown.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | url | string | Yes | URL to fetch |

Why This Exists

Most search MCP servers require API keys (Brave, Google, Tavily). This one uses DuckDuckGo's HTML endpoint — no registration, no billing, no rate limit worries. Just install and search.

License

MIT