About duck-duck-scrape-mcp
duck-duck-scrape-mcp is an MCP server that obtains web search results by scraping DuckDuckGo. It is intended for MCP clients that need search results; usage should follow DuckDuckGo's terms of service.
Key features
- 01DuckDuckGo web search
- 02Scrapes search results
Use cases
- 01Retrieve web search results through an MCP client
- 02Add search access to an MCP setup
MCP support
Exposes DuckDuckGo search results to MCP clients as a server. The README shows stdio configuration.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEduck-duck-scrape-mcp
An MCP server for (free!) search results via duckduckgo
This is like the Brave search mcp server, but it's just scraping duckduckgo. Consult duckduckgo's tos before using.
How to use
It's not currently published to npm, so use the github: directive:
.mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"duckduckgo-web-search": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:mmkal/duck-duck-scrape-mcp"
]
}
}
}
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