How do I connect Duckduckgo MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add duckduckgo-mcp-server -- uvx duckduckgo-mcp-server` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Duckduckgo MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Duckduckgo MCP Server do?

Duckduckgo MCP Server documents 13 tools to the agent, including backend, cn-zh, de-de. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Duckduckgo MCP Server

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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.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'duckduckgo-mcp-server' -- 'uvx' 'duckduckgo-mcp-server'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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13 of 13 tools

Documented tools (13)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

backend

Optional per-call override of the default fetch backend ("httpx", "curl", or "auto"). When omitted, uses whatever was set via --fetch-backend at server startup.

cn-zh

China (Chinese)

de-de

Germany (German)

fr-fr

France (French)

jp-ja

Japan (Japanese)

max_length

Maximum number of characters to return

max_results

Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

query

Search query string

region

(Optional) Region/language code to override the default. Leave empty to use the configured default region.

start_index

Character offset to start reading from (for pagination)

url

The webpage URL to fetch content from

us-en

United States (English)

wt-wt

No specific region

Tool change history

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Questions about Duckduckgo MCP Server

How do I connect Duckduckgo MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add duckduckgo-mcp-server -- uvx duckduckgo-mcp-server` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Duckduckgo MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Duckduckgo MCP Server do?: Duckduckgo MCP Server documents 13 tools to the agent, including backend, cn-zh, de-de. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.