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patsnap/patent-literature-search-mcp

Name: patsnap/patent-literature-search-mcp
Author: Various

by Various

Search global patents across WIPO, EPO, USPTO, CNIPA, JPO, KIPO and other authorities, together with scientific literature from PubMed, arXiv, Nature, Science and other major sourc

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patsnap/patent-literature-search-mcp

Added 3 Sept 2026

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Overview

A Model Context Protocol server for searching global patents and scientific literature. It covers patent authorities including WIPO, EPO, USPTO, CNIPA, JPO, KIPO, and literature from PubMed, arXiv, Nature, Science, and other sources. Supports natural-language, semantic, keyword, and structured search.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI tools that need unified patent and literature search.

Use cases

Conduct prior art searches with natural language
Cross-reference patents with scientific literature
Integrate patent and literature search into AI assistants

How to use

Install

docker run --rm -i -e PATSNAP_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY ghcr.io/patsnap/patent-literature-search-mcp:latest

Tools exposed

patsnap_search
patsnap_fetch

Clients listed in this record (not verified here)

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patsnap_patent_literature": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "PATSNAP_API_KEY",
        "ghcr.io/patsnap/patent-literature-search-mcp:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PATSNAP_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}