Duckduckgo MCP Server

# DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server [](https://pypi.org/project/duckduckgo-mcp-server/) [](https://pypi.org/project/duckduckgo-mcp-server/) [](https://pypi.org/project/duckduckgo-mcp-server/) A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through DuckDuckGo, with additional features for content fetching and parsing. ## Quick Start ```bash uvx duckduckgo-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 Install from PyPI using `uv`: ```bash uv pip install duckduckgo-mcp-server ``` ## Usage ### Running with Claude Desktop 1. Download [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) 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: **Basic Configuration (No SafeSearch, No Default Region):** ```json { "mcpServers": { "ddg-search": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["duckduckgo-mcp-server"] } } } ``` **With SafeSearch and Region Configuration:** ```json { "mcpServers": { "ddg-search": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["duckduckgo-mcp-server"], "env": { "DDG_SAFE_SEARCH": "STRICT", "DDG_REGION": "cn-zh"