DuckDuckGo Search MCP

Supercharge your LM Studio workflows with real‑time, privacy‑first web search.
Get fresh results from DuckDuckGo directly in your prompts, perfect for research, creative projects, and automation.
Considered the best to date for seamless, privacy‑first search integration in LM Studio.

Installation

• Click Run in LM Studio on the Hub page to start using the DuckDuckGo Search MCP instantly. Run in LM Studio
• Open LM Studio.
• Navigate to the MCP plugins section.
• Add or enable the DuckDuckGo Search MCP.
• Start using it directly in your prompts.

Usage

• Invoke the plugin in LM Studio prompts to perform DuckDuckGo searches.
• Ideal for research, automation, and creative workflows.

License

MIT

The DuckDuckGo Search plugin you’re trying to use in LM Studio is based on the MCP (Model Context Protocol). To work, this specific plugin needs to run a Python script in the background using uv, which is a super-fast Python package manager (created by Astral), and its associated command uvx (the equivalent of npx for Node or pipx for Python).

Here’s how to fix this issue by installing the missing tool:

Step 1: Install uv on your computer

Since you’re on Windows, you can easily install it via PowerShell or Winget.

Option A: Via PowerShell (Recommended)

Open the Start menu, type powershell.

Copy and paste the following command, then hit Enter:

PowerShell

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"