DuckDuckGo MCP-compatible server for querying DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API.
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
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"command": "<see-readme>",
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}
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server querying DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API.
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server querying DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API.
To install DuckDuckGo Search for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @shaheen2013/duckduckgo-search-mcp-server --client claude
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/shaheen2013/duckduckgo-search-mcp-server.git
cd duckduckgo-search-mcp-server
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build the project
npm run build
You can test this MCP server using Docker. To do this first run:
docker build -t duckduckgo-search-mcp-server .
docker run -p 8080:8080 duckduckgo-search-mcp-server
You can then test the server running within Docker via the inspector e.g.
pnpm run inspector http://localhost:8080
You can use the MCP Inspector to test the server:
npm run inspector
Access the MCP Inspector and then test the tool e.g.

src/index.ts - Main server implementationnpm run build - Build the TypeScript codenpm run watch - Watch for changes and rebuildnpm run inspector - Run the MCP Inspector against the serverContributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.