Duckduckgo MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "duckduckgo-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "duckduckgo-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DDG_SAFE_SEARCH": "your-value",
        "DDG_REGION": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --env DDG_SAFE_SEARCH=your-value --env DDG_REGION=your-value --transport stdio duckduckgo-mcp-server -- uvx duckduckgo-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "duckduckgo-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "duckduckgo-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DDG_SAFE_SEARCH": "your-value",
        "DDG_REGION": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "duckduckgo-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "duckduckgo-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DDG_SAFE_SEARCH": "your-value",
        "DDG_REGION": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

• query

  Search query string

• max_results

  Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

• region

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

• us-en

  United States (English)

• cn-zh

  China (Chinese)

• jp-ja

  Japan (Japanese)

• de-de

  Germany (German)

• fr-fr

  France (French)

• wt-wt

  No specific region

• start_index

  Character offset to start reading from (for pagination)

• max_length

  Maximum number of characters to return

• backend

  Optional per-call override of the default fetch backend ("httpx", "curl", or "auto").

• parse_mode

  Optional per-call extractor ("text", "main", or "markdown"). When omitted, uses DDGPARSEMODE / --parse-mode (default…

• token

  A ref:// token exactly as it appeared in search results (the bare id also works)

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through DuckDuckGo, with additional features for content fetching and parsing.