DuckDuckGo SearchSAFE
A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for web search and URL content extraction using DuckDuckGo.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
DDG Search
Web search and AI-powered answers from the command line or MCP. DuckDuckGo, IAsk AI, and Monica AI. No API keys required.
Quick Start
# Search from the command line npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search@latest "your search query" # Or install globally npm install -g @oevortex/ddg_search ddg "your search query"
Usage
CLI
# Basic web search (DuckDuckGo) ddg "quantum computing" # Get more results ddg "latest news" -n 10 # AI-generated answer (IAsk) ddg "explain recursion" -m ai # AI-generated answer (Monica) ddg "hello world" -m ai -b monica # IAsk with options ddg "gravity" -m ai --iask-mode academic --detail-level comprehensive
Flags
MCP Server
Start the MCP server for use with Claude Desktop, OpenCode, or other MCP clients:
ddg --server
Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ddg-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@oevortex/ddg_search@latesta9a44acea2dbOBSERVED · 2026-10-08Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add ddg_search -- npx -y @oevortex/[email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"ddg_search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oevortex/[email protected]"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (1)
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
web-search | read | Search the web. Use mode= |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (4 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (7)
const { default: createServer } = await import('../../src/index.js');const { default: createServer } = await import('../../src/index.js');const { default: createServer } = await import('../../src/index.js');const { default: createServer } = await import('../../src/index.js');const { default: createServer } = await import('../../src/index.js');@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, axios, axios-cookiejar-support, cheerio, smithery, tough-cookie, turndown, ws
.smithery/index.cjs
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
a9a44acea2dbfull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/oevortex__duckduckgo-search-5.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | a9a44acea2db | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the DuckDuckGo Search MCP server?
A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for web search and URL content extraction using DuckDuckGo.
What tools does DuckDuckGo Search expose?
1 in total: 1 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is DuckDuckGo Search safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does DuckDuckGo Search need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does DuckDuckGo Search run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as @oevortex/ddg_search at 1.4.0.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (a9a44acea2db), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.