> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# DuckDuckGo

> Search the web and get news using DuckDuckGo — no API key required.

# DuckDuckGo

Search the web and get the latest news using DuckDuckGo. No API key required — works out of the box.

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## Quick Start

```typescript theme={null}
import { Agent, openai, DuckDuckGoToolkit } from "@agentium/core";

const ddg = new DuckDuckGoToolkit();

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "researcher",
  model: openai("gpt-4o"),
  instructions: "Search the web to answer questions with sources.",
  tools: [...ddg.getTools()],
});

const result = await agent.run("What's happening in France?");
```

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## Config

<ParamField body="enableSearch" type="boolean" default="true">
  Enable the `duckduckgo_search` tool.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="enableNews" type="boolean" default="true">
  Enable the `duckduckgo_news` tool.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="maxResults" type="number" default="5">
  Default maximum results per search query.
</ParamField>

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## Tools

| Tool                | Description                                                   |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `duckduckgo_search` | Search the web. Returns titles, URLs, and snippets.           |
| `duckduckgo_news`   | Search for latest news. Returns headlines, sources, and URLs. |

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## Example: News Agent

```typescript theme={null}
const ddg = new DuckDuckGoToolkit({ enableSearch: false, enableNews: true });

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "news-agent",
  model: openai("gpt-4o"),
  instructions: "Get the latest news and summarize it.",
  tools: [...ddg.getTools()],
});

const result = await agent.run("Latest AI news");
```