DDG Search

Web search and AI-powered answers from the command line or MCP.
DuckDuckGo, IAsk AI, and Monica AI. No API keys required.

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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

Flag	Description	Default
-m, --mode	web or ai	web
-b, --backend	iask or monica (AI mode only)	iask
-n, --num-results	Number of results (1-20, web mode)	3
--iask-mode	question, academic, forums, wiki, thinking	thinking
--detail-level	concise, detailed, comprehensive	—
-h, --help	Show help
-v, --version	Show version

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@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Global install config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ddg-search": {
      "command": "ddg"
    }
  }
}

Programmatic API

import { searchDuckDuckGo } from '@oevortex/ddg_search/src/utils/search.js';
import { searchIAsk } from '@oevortex/ddg_search/src/utils/search_iask.js';
import { searchMonica } from '@oevortex/ddg_search/src/utils/search_monica.js';

// DuckDuckGo
const results = await searchDuckDuckGo("query", 5);

// IAsk AI
const answer = await searchIAsk("query", "thinking", null);

// Monica AI
const answer = await searchMonica("query");

MCP Tool Schema

Single unified tool web-search:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	required	Search query
mode	"web" | "ai"	"web"	DuckDuckGo results or AI answer
backend	"iask" | "monica"	"iask"	AI backend (mode=ai only)
numResults	integer	3	Results count (web mode, 1-20)
iaskMode	string	"thinking"	IAsk mode (backend=iask only)
detailLevel	string	—	IAsk detail level (backend=iask only)

Agent Prompt

Add this to your agent's system prompt to enable web search:

When you need to search the web or find current information, use the DDG Search CLI:

  npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search@latest "<query>" -m ai

This runs an AI-powered web search via IAsk. For standard DuckDuckGo results (titles + URLs + snippets), use mode "web" instead:

  npx -y @oevortex/ddg_search@latest "<query>" -m web -n 5

For a different AI backend (Monica), add -b monica. Use this for any research, fact-checking, or current events task.

Proxy Support

Respects HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, and NO_PROXY environment variables automatically.

HTTPS_PROXY=http://proxy:8080 ddg "search query"

Install

npm install -g @oevortex/ddg_search

Or use npx without installing.

Project Structure

bin/cli.js              CLI entry point
src/
  index.ts              MCP server
  tools/
    searchTool.js       Unified search tool
  utils/
    search.js           DuckDuckGo scraper
    search_iask.js      IAsk AI client
    search_monica.js    Monica AI client
    user_agents.js      User agent rotation
skills/
  ddg-search/           Agent skill for marketplace

Contributing

Pull requests welcome. Open an issue for bugs or feature requests.

License

Apache 2.0

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_{Made by @OEvortex}