Use ddgr (DuckDuckGo from the terminal) to perform privacy-focused web searches from the command line. Use when the user wants to (1) Search the web from the terminal, (2) Perform DuckDuckGo searches without opening a browser, (3) Get quick search results in text format, (4) Search privately without tracking, (5) Use DuckDuckGo bangs (!) from terminal.
Security Analysis
high confidenceThe skill is an instruction-only wrapper for the ddgr command-line DuckDuckGo client; its requirements and instructions align with that purpose and do not request unrelated credentials or elevated persistent privileges.
Name/description map directly to the provided instructions for installing and using ddgr (DuckDuckGo CLI). The SKILL.md only references ddgr functionality (search flags, bangs, JSON output, proxies/Tor) and does not ask for unrelated services, credentials, or system access.
Runtime instructions are limited to installing ddgr (snap/PPA/from-source), running the ddgr command, using flags, and optionally adding a shell alias. There are no instructions to read arbitrary files, exfiltrate data, or contact unknown endpoints. The install steps do use sudo (normal for package install) and suggest proxy/Tor usage but do not include any extra config collection.
This is instruction-only (no automated install spec). Recommended install methods are standard (snap, distro PPA, GitHub repo). Cloning from GitHub (jarun/ddgr) is expected for building from source and is a well-known host; the skill does not perform any automatic downloads itself.
The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. That matches the simple terminal-search purpose.
always:false and no install-time code means the skill does not demand permanent/system-wide presence or modify other skills. It is user-invocable and may be invoked autonomously by the agent (platform default), which is appropriate for this kind of helper.
Guidance
This skill is instruction-only and simply documents installing and using the ddgr CLI. Before installing, verify the install source you choose (snap, the PPA owner, or the GitHub repo jarun/ddgr) and only run install commands you trust. Installing via snap or apt/ppa requires sudo — review and trust the PPA. Building from source runs make install as root, so inspect the repo if you plan to use that path. Adding an alias to your shell rc is benign but changes your shell setup. If you plan to use Tor/proxy features, configure and verify your proxy/Tor client separately. No credentials are requested by the skill itself.
Latest Release
v1.0.0
- Initial release of the ddg skill. - Enables privacy-focused web searches from the terminal using ddgr (DuckDuckGo). - Supports non-interactive and interactive search, DuckDuckGo bangs, and direct browser opening. - Provides text and JSON output options, site-specific queries, and time-limited searches. - Includes advanced features: region and time filters, safe search toggle, proxy support, and privacy-focused defaults. - Offers detailed usage instructions, example searches, and troubleshooting tips.
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