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Duckduckgo Mcp Server

Duckduckgo Mcp Server

Created by nickclyde•9 months ago
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through DuckDuckGo, with additional features for content fetching and parsing.

Search & Knowledge Discovery
ModelContextProtocol(MCP)server

DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through DuckDuckGo, with additional features for content fetching and parsing.

DuckDuckGo Server MCP server

Features

  • Web Search: Search DuckDuckGo with advanced rate limiting and result formatting
  • Content Fetching: Retrieve and parse webpage content with intelligent text extraction
  • Rate Limiting: Built-in protection against rate limits for both search and content fetching
  • Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling and logging
  • LLM-Friendly Output: Results formatted specifically for large language model consumption

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install DuckDuckGo Search Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @nickclyde/duckduckgo-mcp-server --client claude

Installing via uv

Install directly from PyPI using uv:

uv pip install duckduckgo-mcp-server

Usage

Running with Claude Desktop

  1. Download Claude Desktop
  2. Create or edit your Claude Desktop configuration:
    • On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following configuration:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ddg-search": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": ["duckduckgo-mcp-server"]
        }
    }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop

Development

For local development, you can use the MCP CLI:

## Run with the MCP Inspector
mcp dev server.py

## Install locally for testing with Claude Desktop
mcp install server.py

Available Tools

1. Search Tool

async def search(query: str, max_results: int = 10) -> str

Performs a web search on DuckDuckGo and returns formatted results.

Parameters:

  • query: Search query string
  • max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

Returns: Formatted string containing search results with titles, URLs, and snippets.

2. Content Fetching Tool

async def fetch_content(url: str) -> str

Fetches and parses content from a webpage.

Parameters:

  • url: The webpage URL to fetch content from

Returns: Cleaned and formatted text content from the webpage.

Features in Detail

Rate Limiting

  • Search: Limited to 30 requests per minute
  • Content Fetching: Limited to 20 requests per minute
  • Automatic queue management and wait times

Result Processing

  • Removes ads and irrelevant content
  • Cleans up DuckDuckGo redirect URLs
  • Formats results for optimal LLM consumption
  • Truncates long content appropriately

Error Handling

  • Comprehensive error catching and reporting
  • Detailed logging through MCP context
  • Graceful degradation on rate limits or timeouts

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome! Some areas for potential improvement:

  • Additional search parameters (region, language, etc.)
  • Enhanced content parsing options
  • Caching layer for frequently accessed content
  • Additional rate limiting strategies

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Prerequisites

  • •Familiarity with the server domain
  • •Basic understanding of related technologies
  • •Knowledge of Search & Knowledge Discovery

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Details

Created

June 14, 2025

Last Updated

June 14, 2025

Category

Search & Knowledge Discovery

Author

nickclyde

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