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Ddg Search by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Ddg Search
Author: tomevault-io

Ddg Search

Web search without an API key using DuckDuckGo Lite via web_fetch. Use as a fallback when web_search fails with missing_brave_api_key error, or whenever you need to search the web and no search API is configured. Provides titles, URLs, and snippets for research queries. Zero dependencies — works with just the built-in web_fetch tool. Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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DuckDuckGo Search via web_fetch

Search the web using DuckDuckGo Lite's HTML interface, parsed via web_fetch. No API key or package install required.

How to Search

web_fetch(url="https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=QUERY", extractMode="text", maxChars=8000)

URL-encode the query — use + for spaces
Use extractMode="text" (not markdown) for clean results
Increase maxChars for more results

Region Filtering

Append &kl=REGION for regional results:

au-en — Australia
us-en — United States
uk-en — United Kingdom
de-de — Germany
fr-fr — France

Full list: https://duckduckgo.com/params

Example — Australian search

web_fetch(url="https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=best+coffee+melbourne&kl=au-en", extractMode="text", maxChars=8000)

Reading Results

Results appear as numbered items with title, snippet, and URL. Skip entries marked "Sponsored link" (ads) — organic results follow.

Search-then-Fetch Pattern

Search — query DDG Lite for a list of results
Pick — identify the most relevant URLs
Fetch — use web_fetch on those URLs to read full content

Tips

First 1-2 results may be ads — skip to organic results
For exact phrases, wrap in quotes: q=%22exact+phrase%22
Add specific terms to narrow results (site name, year, location)

Limitations

No time/date filtering (DDG Lite doesn't support &df= reliably via fetch)
Text results only — no images or videos
Results sourced from Bing (may differ from Google)
Google search does NOT work via web_fetch (captcha blocked)

Source: TheSyart/emperor-agent — distributed by TomeVault.

---name: ddg-search-3description: Web search without an API key using DuckDuckGo Lite via web_fetch. Use as a fallback when web_search fails with missing_brave_api_key error, or whenever you need to search the web and no search API is configured. Provides titles, URLs, and snippets for research queries. Zero dependencies — works with just the built-in web_fetch tool. Use when this capability is needed.---# DuckDuckGo Search via web_fetchSearch the web using DuckDuckGo Lite's HTML interface, parsed via `web_fetch`. No API key or package install required.## How to Search```web_fetch(url="https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=QUERY", extractMode="text", maxChars=8000)```- URL-encode the query — use `+` for spaces- Use `extractMode="text"` (not markdown) for clean results- Increase `maxChars` for more results## Region FilteringAppend `&kl=REGION` for regional results:- `au-en` — Australia- `us-en` — United States- `uk-en` — United Kingdom- `de-de` — Germany- `fr-fr` — FranceFull list: https://duckduckgo.com/params### Example — Australian search```web_fetch(url="https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=best+coffee+melbourne&kl=au-en", extractMode="text", maxChars=8000)```## Reading ResultsResults appear as numbered items with title, snippet, and URL. Skip entries marked "Sponsored link" (ads) — organic results follow.## Search-then-Fetch Pattern1. **Search** — query DDG Lite for a list of results2. **Pick** — identify the most relevant URLs3. **Fetch** — use `web_fetch` on those URLs to read full content## Tips- First 1-2 results may be ads — skip to organic results- For exact phrases, wrap in quotes: `q=%22exact+phrase%22`- Add specific terms to narrow results (site name, year, location)## Limitations- No time/date filtering (DDG Lite doesn't support `&df=` reliably via fetch)- Text results only — no images or videos- Results sourced from Bing (may differ from Google)- Google search does NOT work via web_fetch (captcha blocked)---> Source: [TheSyart/emperor-agent](https://github.com/TheSyart/emperor-agent) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).

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