Duckduckgo MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for DuckDuckGo web and news search
context tax
pending
security
97/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Stale10mo ago
Our reading of Duckduckgo, from the data
Duckduckgo is a web search MCP server from ericthered926.
We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.
It looks stale: the newest commit, release or package publish we found was 10 months ago (2025-12-18). For comparison, 70% of web search servers are active or maintained.
With 1 GitHub stars it ranks #326 of 738 web search servers we index.
It runs locally on your machine over stdio.
Install Duckduckgo MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add duckduckgo-ericthered926 -- npx -y @ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-serverInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo-ericthered926": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo-ericthered926": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"duckduckgo-ericthered926": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo-ericthered926": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Security signals
97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
- No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules
Freshness
Stale — last maintenance signal 10mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2025-12-18 · 10mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
2025-12-18 · 10mo ago · GitHub · v0.6.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry
How it compares in Web Search
Against the most-starred web search servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.
| Server | Stars | Tools | Tokens / turn | Freshness | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duckduckgo (this) | 1 | — | not measured | Stale | local |
| Fetch | 91,356 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Wigolo | 5,486 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Exa | 5,138 | 2 | 564 | Active | local + hosted |
| Arxiv | 3,224 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Devflowinc | 2,720 | — | not measured | Stale | — |
FAQ
›How do I install the Duckduckgo MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add duckduckgo-ericthered926 -- npx -y @ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does Duckduckgo require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use Duckduckgo as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is Duckduckgo in the official MCP registry?
No. It was indexed from npm.
Sources and method
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Package registry (npm / PyPI)
- listed
- Security signals, computed by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.
Alternatives to Duckduckgo
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FetchActiveA Model Context Protocol server providing tools to fetch and convert web content for usage by LLMs
WigoloActiveLocal web search, fetching, crawling, extraction and research, with multi-engine search, local ML reranking, a SQLite cache and JavaScript rendering.
ExaActiveConnect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
ArxivActiveSearch arXiv papers, read original LaTeX sections, get BibTeX from arXiv metadata and set topic watches, with papers stored locally.
DevflowincStaleCrawl, embed, chunk, search and retrieve information from datasets through Trieve.
BrightdataActiveDiscover, extract and interact with the web via Bright Data, one interface for automated access to the public internet.