Welcome to DuckDuckHack!

We're a community of open source developers from around the world, contributing code to improve the DuckDuckGo search engine.

How to contribute

• Create new Fatheads, and improve existing ones
  • Note: Fatheads are written in Perl, Python, Ruby, or JavaScript (Node.js)
• Visit DuckDuckHack to learn more how you can help!

What are Fathead Instant Answers?

A set of key-value pairs, stored in a database. Fatheads provide unique answers (values) to a specific set of queries (keys). The key-value pairs are generated by parsing static data sources, such as technical documentation.

Example: CSS Fathead

• Code | Example Query | Instant Answer Page

Resources

• Join the DuckDuckHack Slack channel to ask questions
• Join the DuckDuckHack Forum to discuss project planning and Instant Answer metrics
• Read the Fathead documentation for technical help
• View the list of all live Fathead Instant Answers to see more examples