xby-ddg-search
Run the following command in DeepSeek Harness:
dsh plugin install xby-skill/xby-ddg-search
Paste the following prompt into your AI chat to install this plugin:
Run dsh plugin install xby-skill/xby-ddg-search in your terminal to install; the source repository is at https://github.com/xby-skill/xby-ddg-search .
About this plugin
A common gap in everyday DeepSeek Harness use is access to real-time information. Training data has a cutoff, yet users frequently need the latest news, tech documentation, or industry updates. xby-ddg-search plugs into DSH via an MCP server that wraps the DuckDuckGo search API, letting the model issue web searches mid-conversation and receive formatted result lists without the user having to open a browser, copy pages, or paste results back in. A built-in fetch_content tool goes a step further by pulling the full text of any given URL and parsing it into clean content the model can read and summarise on the fly.
The workflow is intentionally lightweight. Call search with a keyword to get up to ten structured results; if a link looks worth a deeper read, pass its URL to fetch_content for the page body. The API key is set once through set_xby_apikey and persists across restarts, so long or multi-session workflows never require re-authentication.
The plugin fits three audiences well. Power users who rely on DSH for research, report writing, or monitoring fast-moving topics will save significant back-and-forth time. Developers building end-to-end automation pipelines can drop DuckDuckGo search and content extraction straight into their tool chain. And newcomers exploring the DSH plugin ecosystem get a low-cost, zero-config way to try an MCP-powered web search. Install it, configure the key, and it simply works as a clean, self-contained piece of the DSH networking workflow.
Use Cases
- Query real-time news, tech docs, or industry updates directly inside a DSH conversation
- Fetch and parse a full webpage into clean text for the model to read and summarise
- Set an API key once per workflow and have it persist across sessions and restarts
Best For
- DSH users who regularly need up-to-date references, reports, or industry monitoring
- Developers embedding web search into end-to-end automation pipelines
- Newcomers exploring the DSH plugin ecosystem who want a low-cost MCP search trial
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