Install guide · Claude Desktop

Install patents-mcp-server for Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.

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Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{  "mcpServers": {    "sapientsai-patents-mcp-server": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "-y",        "patents-mcp-server@1.2.3"      ],      "env": {        "USPTO_API_KEY": "YOUR_USPTO_API_KEY",        "EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "YOUR_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY",        "EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "YOUR_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET",        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "",        "GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON": "YOUR_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON",        "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "",        "TRANSPORT": "",        "PORT": "",        "LOG_LEVEL": "",        "HOST": "",        "PUBLIC_BASE_URL": ""      }    }  }}

Where the config lives

System	Path
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
Windows	`%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
Linux	`~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`