Duckduckgo MCP Server
by nickclydeA Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through DuckDuckGo, with additional features for content fetching and parsing.
Duckduckgo MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by nickclyde, written mainly in Python, with 1,562 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Sep 4, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 8182af3. Seen able to connect to the internet. Scan policy
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8182af3 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings. BuildsIt installed from a fresh machine.
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Flagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.Boot & handshakefailFlagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.
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Findings (22)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.mcp@2.1.1: 4 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-5h93-6whr-6q8j, GHSA-84m7-p3x7-pcfv, GHSA-rwrf-2pqf-9j8j, GHSA-w4fh-qvv9-3v23
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.python-multipart@0.0.22: 6 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-3036, PYSEC-2026-3037, PYSEC-2026-3038, PYSEC-2026-3039, PYSEC-2026-3040 +1 more
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.soupsieve@2.8.3: 4 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-3071, PYSEC-2026-3072, PYSEC-2026-4170, PYSEC-2026-4171
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.starlette@0.52.1: 5 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-161, PYSEC-2026-2280, PYSEC-2026-2281, PYSEC-2026-248, PYSEC-2026-249
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Install contacted hosts other than package registriesreleases.astral.sh
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.MCP server didn't complete the protocol handshakeserver exited early with code 127
- lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Contacts a hard-coded IP address instead of a domain name.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1286 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Contacts a hard-coded IP address instead of a domain name.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1304 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Contacts a hard-coded IP address instead of a domain name.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1305 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Contacts a hard-coded IP address instead of a domain name.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1319 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Contacts a hard-coded IP address instead of a domain name.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1319 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Contacts a hard-coded IP address instead of a domain name.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1332 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Contacts a hard-coded IP address instead of a domain name.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1359 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Turns off TLS certificate checking, allowing traffic interception.
src/duckduckgo_mcp_server/test_server.py:1616 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.opentelemetry-api@1.44.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-xcq7-p3pf-p88h
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.pygments@2.19.2: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-2987
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.pytest@9.0.2: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-1845
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.No manifest declaring network access and environment variables (agent.json)
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