# Patsnap Patent & Literature Search

Search patent and research-paper collections with natural-language descriptions or filters, then retrieve selected records for your agent to analyze. Useful for exploring technology and literature together.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 84
- Author: patsnap
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/patsnap/patent-literature-search-mcp
- Updated: 2026-08-06
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/patsnap-patent-literature-search

## What it does

This MCP server connects an agent to Patsnap patent and scientific-literature collections. The `patsnap_search` tool supports concept-based queries, keywords, and structured filters; choose the patent or paper corpus, sort results, and paginate through them. The service description reports more than 200 million patents and 216 million scientific papers.

Use `patsnap_fetch` to retrieve selected records as Markdown. Patent results can include core record details, citations, legal events, and family data; paper records provide bibliographic information. You need a Patsnap Open Platform API key to connect, and requests consume account credits. Get a key before configuring the server, and keep your available credits in mind.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http patent-literature-search-mcp 'https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}'
```

### Codex

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add patsnap-patent-literature-search --url 'https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}'
```

### Cursor

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "patsnap-patent-literature-search": {
            "url": "https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "patsnap-patent-literature-search": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

1. **Template address**
- The server address is a template: replace {…} or […] with your own values

2. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http patsnap-patent-literature-search 'https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}'
```

## When to use it
- find patents related to a described technology
- filter patent records by assignee and legal status
- search research papers on a specific topic
- retrieve citation and patent-family details

## Example prompts
- Find patents for sodium-electrolyte batteries and filter for active legal status.
- Search scientific papers about microplastics in freshwater ecosystems.
- Retrieve basic details and citations for the selected patents.

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