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# DuckDuckGo

**DuckDuckGoTools** is a convenience wrapper around [WebSearchTools](/tools/toolkits/search/websearch) with the backend defaulting to DuckDuckGo. It enables an Agent to search the web for information using the DuckDuckGo search engine.

<Note>
  For more flexibility with multiple search backends (Google, Bing, Brave, Yandex, etc.), use [WebSearchTools](/tools/toolkits/search/websearch) directly.
</Note>

## Prerequisites

The following example requires the `ddgs` library. To install DuckDuckGo, run the following command:

```shell theme={null}
uv pip install -U ddgs
```

## Example

```python theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools

agent = Agent(tools=[DuckDuckGoTools()])
agent.print_response("Whats happening in France?", markdown=True)
```

## Toolkit Params

| Parameter           | Type            | Default | Description                                           |
| ------------------- | --------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `enable_search`     | `bool`          | `True`  | Enable DuckDuckGo search function.                    |
| `enable_news`       | `bool`          | `True`  | Enable DuckDuckGo news function.                      |
| `modifier`          | `Optional[str]` | `None`  | A modifier to be used in the search request.          |
| `fixed_max_results` | `Optional[int]` | `None`  | A fixed number of maximum results.                    |
| `proxy`             | `Optional[str]` | `None`  | Proxy to be used in the search request.               |
| `timeout`           | `Optional[int]` | `10`    | The maximum number of seconds to wait for a response. |
| `verify_ssl`        | `bool`          | `True`  | Whether to verify SSL certificates.                   |

## Toolkit Functions

| Function      | Description                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `web_search`  | Search DuckDuckGo for a query. Parameters include `query` (str) for the search query and `max_results` (int, default=5) for maximum results. Returns JSON formatted search results.     |
| `search_news` | Get the latest news from DuckDuckGo. Parameters include `query` (str) for the search query and `max_results` (int, default=5) for maximum results. Returns JSON formatted news results. |

<Note>
  For backward compatibility, the aliases `duckduckgo_search` and `duckduckgo_news` are also available.
</Note>

## Developer Resources

* View [Tools](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/libs/agno/agno/tools/duckduckgo.py)