Patent & Literature Search MCP

Search 200M+ patents and scientific literature in natural language, directly inside Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI tool. Powered by PatSnap's proprietary R&D intelligence database.

About PatSnap

PatSnap is a global innovation intelligence platform covering 200M+ patents across 170+ jurisdictions (USPTO, EPO, WIPO and more), 216M+ scientific papers, and R&D data.

To explore PatSnap data interactively, try Eureka, PatSnap's AI-native R&D assistant. To access data programmatically, use the MCP servers or REST API via PatSnap Open Platform.

What It Does

Patent & Literature Search MCP gives your AI agent direct access to PatSnap's patent and academic literature databases — searchable together in a single query, in natural language, without switching tools or learning Boolean syntax.

• Patent search — keyword, assignee, inventor, IPC class, legal status, date range, and citation filters

• Literature search — semantic and keyword search across peer-reviewed scientific papers

• Fusion search — patents and papers returned together in one query, with structured output ready for AI reasoning

• Natural language input — describe your problem or topic in plain English or Chinese; the MCP constructs the search strategy

• Precision filtering — filter by assignee, inventor, legal status, jurisdiction, date range, and citation count simultaneously

Quick Start

1. Get your API key

Register at PatSnap Open Platform and generate a free API key from the Patent & Literature Search MCP page. New accounts include 10,000 free credits. No credit card required.

2. Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http search-tool \
  "https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Restart Claude Code and type /mcp to confirm it loaded.

3. Add to Cursor or Windsurf

Add the following to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patsnap_patent_literature": {
      "url": "https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY",
      "type": "streamableHttp"
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key from PatSnap Open Platform.

Tools

• patsnap_search — Search patents, scientific literature, or both in a single request. Supports natural-language and semantic queries, precise keyword and BM25-based text search, and filters such as assignee, inventor, IPC classification, legal status, jurisdiction, date range, and citations.

• patsnap_fetch — Retrieve a patent or literature record as Markdown using a result URL. Patent records can also be fetched by publication number and may include bibliographic data, claims, descriptions, and drawings. Literature records include core bibliographic and abstract metadata.

Example Prompts

What is Tesla actually working on in battery technology — show me
their recent patent filings, group by technology area, and identify
who is leading each.

Which GLP-1 receptor agonist patents are expiring before 2028,
and what does recent literature say about next-generation mechanisms?

My EV battery loses 40% range in cold weather. What technical
solutions exist in patents and academic papers?

Resources

• PatSnap

• PatSnap Open Platform

• Patent & Literature Search MCP

• Eureka

• All PatSnap MCP Servers

License

Apache-2.0

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