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# Patent & Literature Search MCP
[](https://smithery.ai/servers/openpatsnap/patsnap-patent-literature-search)
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](https://eureka.patsnap.com), Patsnap's AI-native R&D
assistant. To access data programmatically, use the MCP servers or
REST API via [Patsnap Open Platform](https://open.patsnap.com).
## 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](https://open.patsnap.com) and
generate a free API key from the
[Patent & Literature Search MCP page](https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/patsnap-search).
New accounts include 10,000 free credits. No credit card required.
### 2. Add to Claude Code
```bash
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:
```json
{
"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](https://www.patsnap.com)
- [Patsnap Open Platform](https://open.patsnap.com)
- [Patent & Literature Search MCP](https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/patsnap-search)
- [Eureka](https://eureka.patsnap.com)
- [All Patsnap MCP Servers](https://github.com/patsnap/mcp)
## License
Apache-2.0
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