duckduckgo-mcp
DEPRECATED: This package has been renamed to web-forager. Install web-forager instead.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. This package is deprecated; the summary explicitly states 'Install web-forager instead.' While it has active maintenance, low install friction, and no known vulnerabilities, installing a deprecated package defeats the purpose. Install web-forager directly to avoid future maintenance burden and ensure you receive ongoing updates.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- This package is deprecated and should not be installed.
- Use web-forager instead.
- Python >=3.10 is required.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, typical for permissive open-source projects.
last release 2026-03-05 (162 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-09 · 10 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 328,596 downloads/mo, #7,553 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
# This package is deprecated. Install web-forager instead:
# pip install web-forager
# or for agent integration:
# npx skills@latest add CyranoB/web-forager- Whether web-forager is a drop-in replacement or requires migration steps beyond a simple package swap.
- Current status and timeline for full deprecation of duckduckgo-mcp.
- Whether the six skills (article-audit, deep-research, fact-check, news-monitor, competitive-intel, tech-advisor) are fully functional in the current release.
What it is and what it does
duckduckgo-mcp is a deprecated package that has been renamed to web-forager. It was designed to give AI agents practical web research workflows packaged as Agent Skills. The package integrates DuckDuckGo search, direct page fetching, and Jina Reader for complex content extraction, returning results formatted for LLM consumption. It supports six research skills: article-audit (evaluating article accuracy and framing), deep-research (general lookups and deep dives), fact-check (verifying specific claims), news-monitor (recent updates), competitive-intel (market analysis), and tech-advisor (technology evaluation).
The package works with 50+ coding agents including Claude Code, Codex, VS Code/GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Pi Coding Agent, Kiro CLI, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, and JetBrains IDEs. It requires Python >=3.10 and runs as Agent Skills by default, with an optional MCP server fallback for tools that do not support skills. However, because this package is deprecated, new installations should use web-forager instead.
Use it for
- Research current state of open-source projects or technologies with adaptive reports and citations.
- Verify specific factual claims against DuckDuckGo results and supporting/contradicting evidence.
- Audit full articles for accuracy, omissions, framing bias, and missing credible voices.
- Monitor recent news and updates on a topic in chronological briefing format.
- Analyze competitive landscape and market positioning for product or technology decisions.
- Evaluate technology adoption decisions with evidence-backed recommendations.
Worth the install?
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No.
This package is deprecated; the summary explicitly states 'Install web-forager instead.' While it has active maintenance, low install friction, and no known vulnerabilities, installing a deprecated package defeats the purpose. Install web-forager directly to avoid future maintenance burden and ensure you receive ongoing updates.
Install
duckduckgo-mcp on PyPI
Before you install
Active maintenance as of 2026-08-09, but the package itself is marked deprecated in favor of web-forager. Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (web-forager). Do not install this package; use web-forager directly instead.
This package is deprecated and should not be installed. Use web-forager instead. Python >=3.10 is required.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, typical for permissive open-source projects.
Quickstart
# This package is deprecated. Install web-forager instead:
# pip install web-forager
# or for agent integration:
# npx skills@latest add CyranoB/web-foragerVerify before relying
- Whether web-forager is a drop-in replacement or requires migration steps beyond a simple package swap.
- Current status and timeline for full deprecation of duckduckgo-mcp.
- Whether the six skills (article-audit, deep-research, fact-check, news-monitor, competitive-intel, tech-advisor) are fully functional in the current release.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageweb-forager |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 162 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 328,596 / month, #7,553 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 7 - InactiveIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Indexing/Search |
Evidence: duckduckgo_mcp-3.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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