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DuckDuckGo search skill deprecated -k flag fix

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 7361

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #12980. Check it covers your case.

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Multiple reports and fixes addressing the duckduckgo-search skill's use of the deprecated -k flag, which should be replaced with -q in current versions of the ddgs CLI tool.

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  • #12980 fix(skills): duckduckgo-search — replace deprecated ddgs -k flag with -q

    merged to main

    files: optional-skills/research/duckduckgo-search/SKILL.md, optional-skills/research/duckduckgo-search/scripts/duckduckgo.sh, scripts/release.py

5 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 3 · closed without comment 1 · done elsewhere 1

  • #7363 fix(skills): duckduckgo-search: Use the correct parameter -q (instead of the deprecated/non-working -k) · done elsewhere → d41ca86, b68bc0a
  • #7381 fix(skills): replace deprecated ddgs `-k` flag with `-q` · duplicate → #12980
  • #7463 fix(skill): update duckduckgo-search to use `-q` flag (deprecated `-k`) · duplicate → #12980
  • #7499 fix(skills): replace deprecated ddgs -k flag with -q in duckduckgo-search · duplicate → #12980
  • #11519 fix(skill/duckduckgo-search): use `-q` instead of deprecated `-k` flag · closed without comment
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#7361[Bug]: duckduckgo-search skill uses deprecated `-k` flag, causing CLI path to fail on current `ddgs` versions
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