DuckDuckGo enables an Agent to search the web for information.

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Prerequisites

The following example requires the ddgs library. To install DuckDuckGo, run the following command: 
pip install -U ddgs

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Example

cookbook/tools/duckduckgo.py
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools

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

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Toolkit Params

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
enable_searchboolTrueEnable DuckDuckGo search function.
enable_newsboolTrueEnable DuckDuckGo news function.
allboolFalseEnable all available functions in the toolkit.
modifierOptional[str]NoneA modifier to be used in the search request.
fixed_max_resultsOptional[int]NoneA fixed number of maximum results.
proxyOptional[str]NoneProxy to be used in the search request.
timeoutOptional[int]10The maximum number of seconds to wait for a response.
verify_sslboolTrueWhether to verify SSL certificates.

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Toolkit Functions

FunctionDescription
duckduckgo_searchSearch 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.
duckduckgo_newsGet 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.

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Developer Resources