# duckduckgo-mcp-server-ssl-fix

> MCP Server for searching via DuckDuckGo with configurable SSL verification (corporate proxy friendly)

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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-ssl-fix/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/smandyashankar/duckduckgo-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/smandyashankar/duckduckgo-mcp-server
- version: 0.2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:duckduckgo-mcp-server-ssl-fix

### Description (declared)

# DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server (SSL-Fix Edition)

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through DuckDuckGo, with additional features for content fetching and parsing. **This fork includes configurable SSL verification for corporate proxy environments.**

## 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
- **🆕 Configurable SSL Verification**: Works in corporate environments with SSL inspection/proxies

## Installation

### Installing via `uv`

Install directly from PyPI using `uv`:

```bash
uv pip install duckduckgo-mcp-server-ssl-fix
```

### Installing via `pip`

```bash
pip install duckduckgo-mcp-server-ssl-fix
```

## Configuration

### SSL Verification Settings

This package supports configurable SSL verification through environment variables:

#### Option 1: Disable SSL Verification (for corporate proxies)

```bash
export DDG_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFY=true
```

⚠️ **Security Note**: Only disable SSL verification in trusted corporate environments with SSL inspection.

#### Option 2: Use Custom Certificate

```bash
export DDG_SSL_CERT_PATH=/path/to/your/corporate/cert.pem
```

#### Option 3: Default (Secure)

If neither environment variable is set, standard SSL verification is used.

## Usage

### Running with Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP configuration:

**macOS/Linux**: `~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
**Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ddg-search": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": ["duckduckgo-mcp-server-ssl-fix"],
            "env":…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/duckduckgo-mcp-server-ssl-fix/ (first seen 2026-09-09T14:32:29.484Z)

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