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duckduckgo/duckduckgo

DuckDuckGo Instant Answer Infrastructure observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/duckduckgo/duckduckgo · homepage · Perl · NOASSERTION (other) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5706
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1419
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1818 stars · 237 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

DuckDuckGo's Instant Answer infrastructure (DuckDuckHack), a Perl-based platform for building instant answer plugins that display rich results on DuckDuckGo search. The project entered maintenance mode in 2015 and the repository is now archived and unmaintained.

Use cases

  • build instant answer plugins for duckduckgo search
  • understand how duckduckgo instant answers worked
  • fork the duckduckhack platform for a custom search engine
  • study perl-based search result extension architecture
  • contribute spice or goodie instant answers historically

When to choose

  • you need to study or fork the historical DuckDuckHack instant answer platform
  • you maintain a legacy Perl instant answer integration

When to avoid

  • you want to build instant answers for DuckDuckGo today - the platform is archived and unsupported
  • you need a maintained search extension framework
  • you want to report DuckDuckGo bugs or suggest features - use the site's Feedback button instead

Facets

framework · maturity abandoned

search-engine web-framework api-framework web-development developer-tools cross-platform duckduckgo instant-answers duckduckhack archived perl search-spice search web-server

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
duckduckgo/duckduckgomain10

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