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Patents MCP — wraps the USPTO Open Data Portal (ODP) Patent File Wrapper API
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Scored across 44 tools
The descriptions work hard to route callers ("prefer over", "use instead when", "start here"), which rescues many near-neighbors, but real overlap remains: ask_pipeworx / ask_pipeworx_beta (admittedly identical right now) / ask_pipeworx_grounded / deep_research all answer questions, and polymarket_edges / polymarket_arbitrage / bet_research / polymarket_fill_risk all claim to surface tradeable opportunities. entity_profile vs company_facts vs compare_entities vs recent_changes vs resolve_entity also sit close together, distinguishable mostly by prose rather than by name or shape.
Predominantly consistent snake_case with recognizable verb_noun or noun_action patterns (get_patent, search_patents, list_subscriptions, ai_visibility_check, archive_compare). A minority drop the verb entirely (entity_profile, company_facts, recent_alerts, deep_research, resolution_audit), and the beta/grounded suffixes on ask_pipeworx are a mild deviation, but nothing reads as chaotic or mixed-convention.
44 tools is heavy by any measure; the rubric treats 25+ as over-scoped. It is partially excused because this is a general data gateway spanning many domains (patents, SEC, prediction markets, memory, subscriptions), and discover_tools/suggest_questions exist to mitigate browsing cost, but several families (six Polymarket tools, four question-answering routers) inflate the count without adding distinct capability.
Coverage is broad across domains but shallow within each. For the server's namesake domain, patents offer search + get + assignments + inventor search, yet there is no citation/family graph, no claims or full-text retrieval, no litigation or office-action history, and no grant-by-number shortcut. Other domains show similar one-or-two-tool surfaces with no update/delete lifecycle (e.g. remember/recall/forget exists, but most data packs are read-only with no write path).
Tool Schema Changelog
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
6 tool updates
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archive_compare - Added
archive_evidence - Added
classify_row - Changed
release_calendar_markets2 fields changed- added
Output schema / properties / empty_reasonAdded value: +{ + "description": "Present ONLY on a zero-release window: \"no_releases_in_window\". The window was queried and nothing is scheduled — this is an answer, not a failure.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Output schema / properties / hintAdded value: +{ + "description": "Present ONLY on a zero-release window: what to change (usually a wider `hours`).", + "type": "string" +}
- Added
research_row - Changed
subscribe2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / properties / params / descriptionPrevious value: -"Type-specific filter. sec_8k: {ticker:\"AAPL\", items?:[\"5.02\",\"1.01\"]}. polymarket_edge: {topic:\"fed\", min_spread_bps?:500}. fred_series: {series_id:\"UNRATE\"}. patent_grant: {applicant:\"Apple Inc.\"}. clinical_trial: {sponsor?:\"Pfizer\", condition?:\"lung cancer\", phase?:\"PHASE3\"} (sponsor or condition required)."New value: +"Type-specific filter. sec_8k: {ticker:\"AAPL\", items?:[\"5.02\",\"1.01\"]}. polymarket_edge: {topic:\"fed\", min_spread_bps?:500}. fred_series: {series_id:\"UNRATE\"}. patent_grant: {applicant:\"Apple Inc.\"}. clinical_trial: {sponsor?:\"Pfizer\", condition?:\"lung cancer\", phase?:\"PHASE3\"} (sponsor or condition required). form_d: {state?:\"CA\", industry?:\"Biotechnology\", min_amount?:500000, exemption?:\"06B\"} (all optional — omit all to watch every new Form D nationwide). news_keyword: {query:\"\\\"semiconductor sanctions\\\"\", lang?:\"eng\", domains?:[\"reuters.com\"]} (query required). job_post: EITHER {ats:\"greenhouse\", board_token:\"acme\"} (exact board) OR {domain:\"acme.com\"} (auto-detected), plus optional title_query/location_query substrings. tool_diff: {tool:\"form5500\", args?:{...}, fields:[\"headcount\"], schedule:\"daily\"} — re-runs that tool on schedule and fires when the named fields change; tool must be read-only and not need a Pipeworx-held platform key; schedule \"hourly\" needs the paid tier. new_entity: {state:\"CO\", name_query?:\"dental\", entity_type?:\"limited liability\"} — state is required and must be one of FL, NY, CO, OR, CT, TX, PA. Unknown keys in form_d/news_keyword/job_post/tool_diff/new_entity params are rejected at subscribe time." - changed
Input schema / properties / type / enumPrevious value: -[ - "sec_8k", - "polymarket_edge", - "fred_series", - "patent_grant", - "clinical_trial" -]New value: +[ + "sec_8k", + "polymarket_edge", + "fred_series", + "patent_grant", + "clinical_trial", + "form_d", + "news_keyword", + "job_post", + "tool_diff", + "new_entity" +]
8 tool updates
- Changed
ask_pipeworx3 fields changed- added
Input schema / properties / askAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."New value: +"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."
- Changed
ask_pipeworx_beta3 fields changed- added
Input schema / properties / askAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."New value: +"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."
- Changed
ask_pipeworx_grounded3 fields changed- added
Input schema / properties / askAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"Your question in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."New value: +"Your question in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."
- Changed
deep_research8 fields changed- added
Input schema / properties / askAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / inputAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / promptAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / qAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / queryAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"The research question, in natural language. Broad/multi-part is fine — decomposition is the point."New value: +"The research question, in natural language. Broad/multi-part is fine — decomposition is the point. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases." - added
Input schema / properties / textAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for question.", + "type": "string" +}
- Changed
forget4 fields changed- added
Input schema / properties / kAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / key / descriptionPrevious value: -"Memory key to delete"New value: +"Memory key to delete. Accepts name, k, label as aliases." - added
Input schema / properties / labelAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / nameAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +}
- Changed
recall4 fields changed- added
Input schema / properties / kAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / key / descriptionPrevious value: -"Memory key to retrieve (omit to list all keys)"New value: +"Memory key to retrieve (omit to list all keys). Accepts name, k, label as aliases." - added
Input schema / properties / labelAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / nameAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +}
- Changed
remember9 fields changed- added
Input schema / properties / contentAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for value.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / dataAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for value.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / kAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / key / descriptionPrevious value: -"Memory key (e.g., \"subject_property\", \"target_ticker\", \"user_preference\")"New value: +"Memory key (e.g., \"subject_property\", \"target_ticker\", \"user_preference\"). Accepts name, k, label as aliases." - added
Input schema / properties / labelAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / nameAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for key.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / textAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for value.", + "type": "string" +} - added
Input schema / properties / vAdded value: +{ + "description": "Alias for value.", + "type": "string" +} - changed
Input schema / properties / value / descriptionPrevious value: -"Value to store (any text — findings, addresses, preferences, notes)"New value: +"Value to store (any text — findings, addresses, preferences, notes). Accepts content, text, data, v as aliases; a non-string value is stored as JSON."
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search_patents5 fields changed- changed
Input schema / examplesPrevious value: -[ - { - "query": "machine learning neural networks" - }, - { - "query": "blockchain cryptocurrency" - }, - { - "applicant": "APPLE INC." - }, - { - "inventor": "Hinton", - "query": "neural" - } -]New value: +[ + { + "filed_after": "2023-09-25", + "filed_before": "2026-09-25", + "query": "\"cell-free RNA\"" + }, + { + "query": "machine learning neural networks" + }, + { + "query": "blockchain cryptocurrency" + }, + { + "applicant": "APPLE INC." + }, + { + "inventor": "Hinton", + "query": "neural" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / filed_after / descriptionPrevious value: -"Optional. Filter to patents filed on/after this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)."New value: +"Optional. Filter to patents FILED on/after this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD). Use this for \"who has filed / applied for patents on X (recently / in the last N years)\" — it covers both pending applications and already-granted patents, so it is the right bound even when the question also says \"recent\". Do NOT substitute `granted_after` for a filing-activity question: grant lags filing by 2+ years, so a recent filing window under `granted_after` typically returns zero even when filing activity is real." - changed
Input schema / properties / filed_before / descriptionPrevious value: -"Optional. Filter to patents filed on/before this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)."New value: +"Optional. Filter to patents FILED on/before this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)." - changed
Input schema / properties / granted_after / descriptionPrevious value: -"Optional. Filter to patents GRANTED (issued) on/after this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD). This is the argument that answers \"recent/latest patents\" — without it, results are unexamined applications, not issued patents. Accepted synonym: `issued_after`."New value: +"Optional. Filter to patents GRANTED (issued) on/after this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD) — use ONLY when the question explicitly says GRANTED / ISSUED / APPROVED, not for a plain \"recent patents\" or \"who has filed\" question (use `filed_after` for those — see its description). Accepted synonym: `issued_after`." - changed
Input schema / properties / query / descriptionPrevious value: -"Free-text keywords. Every term must appear (they are AND-ed), so add words to narrow and remove words to widen. Wrap words in double quotes to require them adjacent: `\"machine learning\" model` needs the exact phrase plus the word model. Examples: \"lithium battery\", \"crispr\", \"neural network\". Pass \"*\" if you only want to filter by applicant/date with no keyword constraint."New value: +"Free-text keywords. Every term must appear (they are AND-ed), so add words to narrow and remove words to widen. Wrap words in double quotes to require them adjacent: `\"machine learning\" model` needs the exact phrase plus the word model. Examples: \"lithium battery\", \"crispr\", \"neural network\". Pass \"*\" if you only want to filter by applicant/date with no keyword constraint. A curated set of known synonyms/abbreviations (e.g. cfRNA / cell-free RNA / circulating RNA, or MRD / minimal residual disease / residual cancer) is automatically expanded to an OR group within the query — quoted or bare, either form is recognized — so you do not need to guess which exact wording a given patent uses (see `synonyms_expanded` in the response). If several quoted phrases — or two recognized synonym-group concepts, quoted or not — ANDed together still match nothing, the tool retries once with them OR'd instead (see `broadened` in the response) rather than returning a bare zero."
26 tool updates
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ai_visibility_check1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "entity": "Tesla" + } +]
- Changed
ask_pipeworx_beta1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "question": "What is the current US unemployment rate?" + } +]
- Changed
ask_pipeworx_grounded1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "question": "What was Apple's fiscal 2023 revenue?" + } +]
- Added
company_facts - Changed
compare_entities1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "type": "company", + "values": [ + "AAPL", + "MSFT" + ] + } +]
- Changed
deep_research1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "depth": "quick", + "question": "What is the current US unemployment rate and how has it changed over the past year?" + } +]
- Changed
entity_profile1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "type": "company", + "value": "AAPL" + } +]
- Changed
generate_llms_txt1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "url": "https://pipeworx.io" + } +]
- Added
kalshi_weather_edge - Changed
pipeworx_feedback1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "message": "Fleet #2184 smoke test: verifying pipeworx_feedback example call returns non-empty.", + "type": "other" + } +]
- Changed
pipeworx_trending1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "window": "7d" + } +]
- Changed
polymarket_arbitrage1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "topic": "Fed rate decision" + } +]
- Changed
polymarket_edge_tracker1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "days": 14, + "window": "1wk" + } +]
- Changed
polymarket_edges3 fields changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "limit": 5, + "window": "1wk" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / min_edge_pp / descriptionPrevious value: -"Minimum |edge| in percentage points to include (default 0.5). Edge is evaluated NET of slippage."New value: +"Minimum |edge| in percentage points to include (default 0.5). Edge is evaluated NET of slippage and Polymarket's own taker fee." - changed
Input schema / properties / slippage_pp / descriptionPrevious value: -"Assumed execution slippage in percentage points per leg (default 0.3). Subtracted from raw |edge| before ranking and Kelly sizing. Polymarket has zero trading fees as of 2024 but bid/ask + thin depth typically eats 20-50bp per trade. Bump for very thin partitions; drop to 0 if you have a smarter fill model."New value: +"Assumed execution slippage in percentage points per leg (default 0.3), for bid/ask + thin depth cost that a last-trade price does not show. Subtracted from raw |edge| before ranking and Kelly sizing, ON TOP OF Polymarket's own taker fee — which is NOT zero (rate 0.04-0.07 depending on category, read off each market's own published fee schedule; see fees_pp_applied on every row and fees.ts for the full schedule). Bump slippage for very thin partitions; drop to 0 if you have a smarter fill model — the fee still applies regardless."
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polymarket_fill_risk1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "market": "will-the-fed-increase-interest-rates-by-25-bps-after-the-december-2026-meeting-20260729232808636", + "side": "buy_yes", + "size_usd": 1000 + } +]
- Changed
recent_changes1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "since": "30d", + "type": "company", + "value": "AAPL" + } +]
- Added
release_calendar_markets - Changed
remember1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "key": "target_ticker", + "value": "AAPL" + } +]
- Added
resolution_audit - Added
resolution_diff - Changed
resolve_entity1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "type": "company", + "value": "AAPL" + } +]
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scan_competitor_ai_presence1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "entities": [ + "Pipeworx", + "Zapier" + ] + } +]
- Changed
scan_dependency1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "package": "left-pad" + } +]
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search_within1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "query": "supply-chain risk", + "text": "Apple Inc. reported fiscal 2023 revenue of $383.285 billion, driven by strong iPhone and Services growth. Net income was $96.995 billion. The company faced supply-chain risk in China during the quarter." + } +]
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suggest_questions1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "topic": "finance" + } +]
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validate_claim1 field changed- added
Input schema / examplesAdded value: +[ + { + "claim": "Apple's fiscal 2023 revenue was $383 billion" + } +]
1 tool update
- Changed
bet_research2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / examplesPrevious value: -[ - { - "market": "when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" - }, - { - "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" - } -]New value: +[ + { + "market": "will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination" + }, + { + "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / market / descriptionPrevious value: -"Polymarket slug (\"when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."New value: +"Polymarket slug (\"will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."
2 tool updates
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bet_research2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / examplesPrevious value: -[ - { - "market": "will-bitcoin-reach-100k-in-july-2026" - }, - { - "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026" - } -]New value: +[ + { + "market": "when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" + }, + { + "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / market / descriptionPrevious value: -"Polymarket slug (\"will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k by June 30?\")"New value: +"Polymarket slug (\"when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."
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polymarket_kalshi_spread2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / examplesPrevious value: -[ - { - "topic": "fed" - }, - { - "topic": "btc" - } -]New value: +[ + { + "topic": "fed" + }, + { + "topic": "btc" + }, + { + "topic": "bitcoin" + }, + { + "topic": "fed rate decision" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / topic / descriptionPrevious value: -"Pre-mapped: fed | btc | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president"New value: +"Subject to compare. Canonical keys: fed | btc | eth | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president — but aliases and keywords resolve too (\"bitcoin\", \"fed rate decision\", \"ethereum\", \"inflation\", \"s&p 500\", \"us recession\", \"next pope\", \"2028 election\"). Check resolution.topic_matched_by in the response: \"exact\"/\"alias\" is a curated pairing, \"phrase\"/\"token\" is a keyword guess."
1 tool update
- Changed
search_patents2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / properties / granted_after / descriptionPrevious value: -"Optional. Filter to patents granted on/after this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)."New value: +"Optional. Filter to patents GRANTED (issued) on/after this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD). This is the argument that answers \"recent/latest patents\" — without it, results are unexamined applications, not issued patents. Accepted synonym: `issued_after`." - changed
Input schema / properties / granted_before / descriptionPrevious value: -"Optional. Filter to patents granted on/before this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)."New value: +"Optional. Filter to patents GRANTED (issued) on/before this date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD). Accepted synonym: `issued_before`."
1 tool update
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entity_profile3 fields changed- changed
Input schema / properties / type / descriptionPrevious value: -"Entity type. Only \"company\" supported today; person/place coming soon."New value: +"\"company\" or \"ticker\" — both are accepted and behave identically; `value` can be a ticker, CIK, or company name either way. person/place coming soon." - changed
Input schema / properties / type / enumPrevious value: -[ - "company" -]New value: +[ + "company", + "ticker" +] - changed
Input schema / properties / value / descriptionPrevious value: -"Ticker (e.g., \"AAPL\") or zero-padded CIK (e.g., \"0000320193\"). Names not supported — use resolve_entity first if you only have a name."New value: +"Ticker (e.g., \"AAPL\"), zero-padded CIK (e.g., \"0000320193\"), or company name (e.g., \"Moderna\") — names resolve via SEC EDGAR company-name match."
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