DuckDuckGo Search MCP server

DuckDuckGo, IAsk AI & Monica Search MCP is a high-performance, privacy-focused server that implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard for web search and AI-powered answers. It leverages DuckDuckGo, IAsk AI, and Monica to provide comprehensive search results through actual web scraping rather than limited APIs, with no API keys required.

Quick Start

Run the MCP server instantly using npx:

npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search@latest

Installation Options

Global Installation

Using npm:

npm install -g @oevortex/ddg_search
ddg-search-mcp

Using Yarn:

yarn global add @oevortex/ddg_search
ddg-search-mcp

Using pnpm:

pnpm add -g @oevortex/ddg_search
ddg-search-mcp

Command Line Options

View available options with:

npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search@latest --help

Check your installed version:

npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search@latest --version

Using with MCP Clients

Add the server to your MCP client configuration:

If using npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ddg-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@oevortex/ddg_search@latest"]
    }
  }
}

If installed globally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ddg-search": {
      "command": "ddg-search-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remember to restart your MCP client after configuration changes.

Available Tools

Web Search Tool

• Tool ID: web-search
• Parameters:
  • query (string, required): Your search query
  • page (integer, optional, default: 1): Page number
  • numResults (integer, optional, default: 10): Number of results (1-20)

Example use case: Search for "climate change solutions"

IAsk AI Search Tool

• Tool ID: iask-search
• Parameters:
  • query (string, required): Your search query or question
  • mode (string, optional, default: "question"): Search mode - "question", "academic", "forums", "wiki", or "thinking"
  • detailLevel (string, optional): Response detail level - "concise", "detailed", or "comprehensive"

Example use case: Ask "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"

Monica AI Search Tool

• Tool ID: monica-search
• Parameters:
  • query (string, required): Your search query or question

Example use case: Search for "Latest advancements in AI"

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "ddg-search" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@oevortex/ddg_search@latest"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

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.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

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": {
        "ddg-search": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@oevortex/ddg_search@latest"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

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.

How to use the MCP server

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.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ddg-search": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@oevortex/ddg_search@latest"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect