- name
- ddg-search
- description
- Free web search using DuckDuckGo (no API key needed). Use when you need to search the web for any information — news, facts, research, people, companies, products, or anything else. Triggers on any web search need. Provides web search, news search, image search, and Q&A capabilities. As an alternative to paid search APIs.
DDG Search — Free Web Search
Web search via DuckDuckGo. No API key, no subscription, no limits.
Usage
python3 scripts/search.py "your query"
python3 scripts/search.py --news "breaking news topic"
python3 scripts/search.py --qna "what is quantum computing"
python3 scripts/search.py --images "sunset photos"
python3 scripts/search.py --max 10 "detailed research query"
Commands
| Mode | Flag | Description |
|---|
| Web | (default) | Standard web search results |
| News | --news | Recent news articles |
| Q&A | --qna | Instant answer from DuckDuckGo |
| Images | --images | Image search results |
| Suggestions | --suggest | Search suggestions/autocomplete |
Options
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|
--max | 5 | Number of results |
--region | wt-wt | Region code (us-en, uk-en, etc) |
--time | | Time filter: d/w/m/y (day/week/month/year) |
--json | | Output as JSON |
Examples
# Quick search
python3 scripts/search.py "Python 3.13 features"
# News from last week
python3 scripts/search.py --news --time w "AI regulation"
# Get instant answer
python3 scripts/search.py --qna "capital of France"
