DuckDuckGo MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level: debug, info, warn, error, none | info |
| DDG_MAX_RESULTS | No | Default number of results returned | 3 |
| DDG_STRIP_EMOJI | No | Set to "true" to remove emojis from titles/text | false |
| DDG_OUTPUT_FORMAT | No | options: "dense", "json", "minimal" | dense |
| RATE_LIMIT_PER_MONTH | No | Maximum requests per month | 15000 |
| RATE_LIMIT_PER_SECOND | No | Maximum requests per second | 1 |
| DDG_MAX_SNIPPET_LENGTH | No | Max characters per snippet (truncated with ...) | 150 |
| DDG_ENABLE_FULL_CONTENT | No | Set to "true" to disable truncation | false |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| duckduckgo_web_searchA | Web search via DuckDuckGo. Returns max 3 results with 150-char snippets. Use 'limit' param to override (1-20). Supports region/time filters. |
| duckduckgo_news_searchA | News search via DuckDuckGo. Returns max 3 articles with 150-char excerpts. Use 'limit' param to override (1-20). |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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