# duckduckgo-mcp-server-maintained

> MCP Server for searching via DuckDuckGo (Maintained Fork)

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/duckduckgo-mcp-server-maintained/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/scalabrese/duckduckgo-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/scalabrese/duckduckgo-mcp-server
- version: 0.1.3
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:duckduckgo-mcp-server-maintained

### Description (declared)

# DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server (Maintained Fork)

> **This is a maintained fork** of the original [duckduckgo-mcp-server](https://github.com/nickclyde/duckduckgo-mcp-server) by [Nick Clyde](https://github.com/nickclyde). 
>
> **Why this fork?** This version includes updated dependencies, enhanced features, active maintenance, and improved release automation while maintaining full compatibility with the original.

[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/@nickclyde/duckduckgo-mcp-server)](https://smithery.ai/server/@nickclyde/duckduckgo-mcp-server)

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

<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/phcus2gcpn">
  <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/phcus2gcpn/badge" alt="DuckDuckGo Server MCP server" />
</a>

## What's New in This Fork

- 🔄 **Active Maintenance**: Regular updates and dependency management
- 🚀 **Enhanced Release Process**: Automated publishing to PyPI, Docker, and GitHub Releases
- 🛡️ **Security Updates**: Latest dependency versions with security patches
- 📦 **Multi-Platform Support**: Docker images for AMD64 and ARM64
- 🔧 **Developer Experience**: Improved tooling and documentation

## Features

- **Web Search**: Search DuckDuckGo with advanced rate limiting and result formatting
- **Content Fetching**: Retrieve and parse webpage content with intelligent text extraction
- **Rate Limiting**: Built-in protection against rate limits for both search and content fetching
- **Error Handling**: Comprehensive error handling and logging
- **LLM-Friendly Output**: Results formatted specifically for large language model consumption

## Installation

### Installing via Smithery

To install DuckDuckGo Search Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@nickclyde/duckduckgo-mcp-server):

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @nickclyde/duckduckgo-mc…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/duckduckgo-mcp-server-maintained/ (first seen 2026-09-09T14:32:29.004Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/duckduckgo-mcp-server-maintained/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/duckduckgo-mcp-server-maintained · ARD identifier urn:air::server:duckduckgo-mcp-server-maintained