[BDS:AUTO] Web search always fails — "Search failed for: ..." on every query

[4ndr3jS]

Describe the bug

The BDS:AUTO web search feature fails on every single query without exception. The search is triggered, a query string is shown, but the result is always [BDS:AUTO] Search failed for: — no results are ever returned.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open BetterDeepSeek with the BDS:AUTO mode active
Submit any prompt that triggers a web search (e.g. "research [person name]")
Observe that every search step logs Search failed for: ... with a runId
The research plan never completes — it loops or stops with no data

Expected behavior

Each search query should return actual results from DuckDuckGo (or the configured search backend) and pass them into the model's context to complete the research plan.

Screenshots

Device:

OS: Windows
Browser: Brave

Additional context

Multiple different queries were attempted across the same runId session — all failed. The failure appears to be systematic, not query-specific. Possibly a broken DuckDuckGo API connection or missing search credentials in the extension config.

[EdgeTypE]

I've tried to reproduce this on Brave and a few other setups, but search is working fine on my end. This might have been a temporary hiccup on DuckDuckGo's side rather than an extension bug. Are you still seeing the same issue today? If so, could you open the browser console (F12) and share any errors that appear when a search fails? That'd help me track down what's going on.

[4ndr3jS]

[PandaYuuHa]

Since I’m not sure which region you’re connecting from, could you please check whether DuckDuckGo is directly accessible from your network/region?
For example, can you open https://duckduckgo.com in the same browser and perform a normal search successfully?
You don’t need to share your country or any personal location info.

[4ndr3jS]

Yes, I can perform any search on DuckDuckGo, works without a problem.