DuckDuckGo Search MCP server for AI agents

The DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search MCP is a privacy-friendly server that implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard for web searches and AI-powered responses. It performs comprehensive web scraping through DuckDuckGo and leverages Felo AI capabilities, making it compatible with various AI assistants and tools without requiring any API keys.

Getting Started

Quick Start

Run instantly with npx:

npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search@latest

Installation Options

Global Installation

npm install -g @oevortex/ddg_search

Run globally:

ddg-search-mcp

Local Installation

git clone https://github.com/OEvortex/ddg_search.git
cd ddg_search
npm install
npm start

Command Line Options

View available options:

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

You can check the version with:

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

Integration with MCP Clients

Add the server to your MCP client configuration:

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

If you installed globally:

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

Remember to restart your MCP client after configuration.

Available Tools

Web Search Tool

Use web-search to perform web searches via DuckDuckGo.

Parameters:

query (string, required): The search query
page (integer, optional, default: 1): Page number
numResults (integer, optional, default: 10): Number of results (1-20)

Example: Search for "climate change solutions"

Felo AI Search Tool

Use felo-search to get AI-powered responses.

Parameters:

query (string, required): The search query or prompt
stream (boolean, optional, default: false): Whether to stream the response

Example: Ask "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"

Fetch URL Tool

Use fetch-url to extract content from web pages.

Parameters:

url (string, required): The URL to fetch
maxLength (integer, optional, default: 10000): Max content length
extractMainContent (boolean, optional, default: true): Extract main content
includeLinks (boolean, optional, default: true): Include link text
includeImages (boolean, optional, default: true): Include image alt text
excludeTags (array, optional): Tags to exclude

Example: Fetch content from "https://example.com"

URL Metadata Tool

Use url-metadata to extract metadata from web pages.

Parameters:

url (string, required): The URL to extract metadata from

Example: Get metadata for "https://example.com"

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