Patsnap Patent & Literature Search
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATSNAP_API_KEY | Yes | PatSnap Open Platform API key |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| patsnap_searchA | Search PatSnap's global patent or scientific-literature database using semantic concepts, BM25 keywords, and multidimensional filters. Search one corpus per call and preserve returned record URLs for patsnap_fetch. |
| patsnap_fetchA | Retrieve Markdown for PatSnap patent or scientific-literature records using result URLs, or fetch patents by publication number. Patent output may include bibliographic data, claims, descriptions, legal data, families, citations, and drawings. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 2 tools
The two tools have clearly distinct purposes: one for searching the database and one for fetching detailed records. There is no overlap or ambiguity.
Both tools follow a consistent 'patsnap_verb' pattern with clear, descriptive verbs ('search' and 'fetch'), making it easy to understand their functions.
With only 2 tools, the server is minimal but focused on a specific workflow (search then fetch). This is reasonable, though additional tools for managing searches or filters could be added.
The server covers the core tasks of searching and retrieving patent/literature records. It lacks features like listing recent searches or browsing categories, but the essential lifecycle is present.