1. last30days
65,709 stars+768 this week
An AI agent-led search engine scored by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.
ddgs alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like deedy5/ddgs
Flowy lists 108 other Research plugins like ddgs, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.
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How they compare
| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ddgsThis page | 3,031 | +14 | Oct 23, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 1last30days | 65,709 | +768 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 2openkb | 4,810 | +31 | Jul 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills |
| 3ask-search | 537 | -1 | Mar 22, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 4k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills | 54,934 | +1,474 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 177 skills |
| 5academic-research-skills | 54,395 | +1,052 | Oct 28, 2026 | not available | 42 agents, 16 commands, 2 hooks |
| 6nature-skills | 51,234 | +1,276 | Oct 28, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 24 skills |
| 7gpt-researcher | 30,310 | +114 | Oct 10, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 1 MCP server |
| 8medical-research-skills | 1,993 | +19 | Sep 17, 2026 | MIT | 8 commands |
| 9synthadoc | 1,570 | +17 | Oct 26, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 10 skills, 1 hook |
| 10nvk-llm-wiki | 1,465 | +34 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 28 commands |
| 11union-search-skill | 763 | +11 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 12medgeclaw | 618 | -1 | Mar 12, 2026 | not available | 7 skills |
The 12 closest alternatives
2. openkb
4,810 stars+31 this week
Scale to long documents • Reasoning-based retrieval • Native multi-modality • No Vector DB 📢 Recent Updates Google Open Knowledge Format…
3. ask-search
537 stars-1 this week
Self-hosted web search for AI agents — zero API key, full privacy
4. k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills
54,934 stars+1,474 this week
🔔 Claude Scientific Skills is now Scientific Agent Skills.
5. academic-research-skills
54,395 stars+1,052 this week
A comprehensive suite of Claude Code skills for academic research, covering the full pipeline from research to publication.
6. nature-skills
51,234 stars+1,276 this week
符合nature论文学术表达和科研绘图的Skill
7. gpt-researcher
30,310 stars+114 this week
GPT Researcher the first open deep research agent designed for both web and local research on any given task.
8. medical-research-skills
1,993 stars+19 this week
A curated library of 550+ medical research agent skills created by AIPOCH, designed to work with Claude Code, Codex, and other…
9. synthadoc
1,570 stars+17 this week
Document version: v1.4.3 Engineered for solo users and enterprises alike, providing a domain-specific knowledge base that scales…
10. nvk-llm-wiki
1,465 stars+34 this week
LLM-compiled knowledge bases for any AI agent.
11. union-search-skill
763 stars+11 this week
一次搜索 51 个渠道，默认返回每个渠道取到的全部结果，再按页面地址去重。覆盖网页、GitHub、YouTube、知乎、播客和 AI 搜索。
12. medgeclaw
618 stars-1 this week
Open-source AI research assistant for biomedicine — chat to run RNA-seq, drug discovery, clinical analysis, and more.
Questions about ddgs alternatives
What is the best alternative to ddgs?
last30days is the first of 12 alternatives to ddgs by shared technologies: it has 65,709 stars (ahead of ddgs) and gained 768 stars this week.
Which ddgs alternative has the most skills?
k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills has the most, with 177 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. ddgs has 1.
Is ddgs free?
Yes. ddgs is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.