The DuckDuckGo MCP Server implements the Model Context Protocol for performing web searches using DuckDuckGo. This server allows AI assistants like Claude to search the web and retrieve current information through a standardized interface.
You can run the DuckDuckGo MCP Server using either UVX or Docker. Choose the method that works best for your setup.
If you prefer using UVX, you'll need to install the ddg-mcp-server
package:
uvx install ddg-mcp-server
If you prefer Docker, you can pull the image directly:
docker pull ashdev/duckduckgo-mcp-server
To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop, you need to add configuration details to your claude_desktop_config.json
file.
Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json
file if using UVX:
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ddg-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json
file if using Docker:
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ashdev/duckduckgo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
The DuckDuckGo MCP Server provides the following functionality:
The server offers a search tool that allows you to search the web using DuckDuckGo.
query
string containing your search termsOnce configured, Claude will be able to use this tool to perform web searches when you ask questions requiring current information from the internet.
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "duckduckgo" '{"command":"uvx","args":["ddg-mcp-server"]}'
See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json
file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ddg-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json
file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ddg-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect