patents-mcp-server MCP Server
Patent intelligence — USPTO Open Data, PTAB, EPO OPS and BigQuery full-text search.
patents-mcp-server scores 39 (Limited), licensed MIT and written in TypeScript. It installs as a local process. It does not declare tools yet. Filed under Data and analytics. GitHub shows 2 stars. Install configs are generated for 10 clients. Being listed in the registry is not the same as being vendor-official.
Limited trust
39 of 100 from six public signals. Nobody can buy a point.
- OSI-style license: mit.
License, quality and maintenance
Where the 39 comes from
0 + 20 + 2 + 10 + 4 + 3 = 39. Each factor is capped, so no single signal can carry a listing.
Active in the official MCP registry, plus a known vendor namespace.
Registry: 0 of 30 points.How recently the repository saw a commit or release.
Maintenance: 20 of 20 points.GitHub stars and weekly downloads, on a log scale.
Popularity: 2 of 20 points.A clear, OSI-style open-source license.
License: 10 of 10 points.Not archived, a secure install path, a pinned version.
Security: 4 of 10 points.A real summary, a README with depth, listed tools.
Docs: 3 of 10 points.Install
Pick your client, copy the config, paste it in.
Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.
{ "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": "" } } }}
Environment variables
| Name | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
USPTO_API_KEYSecret | Optional | USPTO Open Data Portal key (data.uspto.gov) — enables ODP, PTAB, citations and office actions |
EPO_CONSUMER_KEYSecret | Optional | EPO OPS consumer key (developers.epo.org) — enables international patent families and legal status |
EPO_CONSUMER_SECRETSecret | Optional | EPO OPS consumer secret |
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS | Optional | Path to a GCP service-account key with bigquery.jobUser and bigquery.dataViewer — enables full-text search across 90M+ patents |
GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSONSecret | Optional | GCP service-account key as inline JSON — the alternative to GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS when no file can be mounted |
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT | Optional | GCP project ID billed for the BigQuery queries |
TRANSPORT | Optional | Transport: 'stdio' (default) or 'httpStream' for remote/Docker deployments |
PORT | Optional | Port to listen on when TRANSPORT is httpStream (default 8080) |
LOG_LEVEL | Optional | Log verbosity: DEBUG, INFO (default), WARN or ERROR |
HOST | Optional | Interface to bind when TRANSPORT is httpStream (default 0.0.0.0) |
PUBLIC_BASE_URL | Optional | Base URL used to build the /resources/{id}.pdf links that odp-download-document returns |
Tools
All capabilitiesTools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. Public READMEs are read directly. A GitHub token is used only when one is already configured.
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Patent intelligence — USPTO Open Data, PTAB, EPO OPS and BigQuery full-text search.
Frequently asked questions
What is patents-mcp-server MCP Server?
Patent intelligence — USPTO Open Data, PTAB, EPO OPS and BigQuery full-text search.
How do I install patents-mcp-server MCP Server in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code?
Pick your client in the Install section on this page and copy the generated config into the client's config file. Step-by-step guides: Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code. patents-mcp-server MCP Server runs locally from the npm package patents-mcp-server with the command npx -y patents-mcp-server@1.2.3.
Is patents-mcp-server MCP Server free and open source?
Yes. patents-mcp-server MCP Server is released under the MIT license, an OSI-approved open-source license, so you can use, modify, and self-host it under those terms.
Does patents-mcp-server MCP Server support remote (HTTP) connections?
No remote endpoint is listed for patents-mcp-server MCP Server. It runs locally on your machine over stdio, started by your MCP client.
How is patents-mcp-server MCP Server's trust score calculated?
patents-mcp-server MCP Server scores 39 out of 100 (Limited). The score adds six capped public signals: registry status, maintenance, popularity, license, documentation, and security. Nobody can pay for points. Read the methodology for the full formula.
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