DuckDuckGo Web Search

Search the web via DuckDuckGo using the ddgs Python library. No API key needed.

Quick Usage

python3 skills/ddg-search/scripts/search.py "your search query" [count]

• query (required): Search terms
• count (optional): Number of results, default 5, max 20

Output Format

Each result includes:

• Title — Page title
• URL — Direct link
• Snippet — Text excerpt

Examples

# Basic search
python3 skills/ddg-search/scripts/search.py "latest AI news"

# More results
python3 skills/ddg-search/scripts/search.py "Python async tutorial" 10

Follow-up

After searching, use web_fetch to read full content from any result URL.

Dependencies

• ddgs Python package (install: pip install --break-system-packages ddgs)

Limitations

• Unofficial scraping — may break if DuckDuckGo changes their frontend
• Rate limits possible under heavy use
• English-biased results by default