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Patents MCP Server

Rank #19,275

io.github.sapientsai/patents-mcp-server

Patent intelligence — USPTO Open Data, PTAB, EPO OPS and BigQuery full-text search.

1 version

2 GitHub stars

by sapientsai (6 servers)View repository ↗

First listed

Sep 17, 2026

Last publish date

Oct 28, 2026

PURPOSE

What you can do with Patents MCP Server

Patents MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by sapientsai. It ranks #19,275 of 164,500 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 2 GitHub stars. Patents MCP Server is listed on Official MCP, with 1 tracked version. It was first listed on Sep 17, 2026 and most recently updated on Oct 28, 2026.

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.

CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

What Patents MCP Server can and cannot do

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.

REQUIREMENTS

What you need before using Patents MCP Server

DeclaredNo credentialsNo credentials declared

The registry listing declares no required environment variables or authentication. This is declared metadata, not a verified install — the repository README is the authority.

Declared by the Official MCP Registry, last synced Oct 31, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.

Declared in the registry install config

USPTO_API_KEY · optional
EPO_CONSUMER_KEY · optional
EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET · optional
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS · optional
GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON · optional
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT · optional
TRANSPORT · optional
PORT · optional
LOG_LEVEL · optional
HOST · optional
PUBLIC_BASE_URL · optional

INSTALLATION AND FIRST TASK

Connect Patents MCP Server and confirm it works

npm package

claude mcp add patents-mcp-server -e "USPTO_API_KEY=<your USPTO_API_KEY>" -e "EPO_CONSUMER_KEY=<your EPO_CONSUMER_KEY>" -e "EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET=<your EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET>" -e "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>" -e "GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON=<your GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON>" -e "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=<your GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>" -e "TRANSPORT=<your TRANSPORT>" -e "PORT=<your PORT>" -e "LOG_LEVEL=<your LOG_LEVEL>" -e "HOST=<your HOST>" -e "PUBLIC_BASE_URL=<your PUBLIC_BASE_URL>" -- npx -y patents-mcp-server

Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

[mcp_servers.patents-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "patents-mcp-server"]

[mcp_servers.patents-mcp-server.env]
USPTO_API_KEY = "<your USPTO_API_KEY>"
EPO_CONSUMER_KEY = "<your EPO_CONSUMER_KEY>"
EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET = "<your EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET>"
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS = "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>"
GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON = "<your GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON>"
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT = "<your GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>"
TRANSPORT = "<your TRANSPORT>"
PORT = "<your PORT>"
LOG_LEVEL = "<your LOG_LEVEL>"
HOST = "<your HOST>"
PUBLIC_BASE_URL = "<your PUBLIC_BASE_URL>"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patents-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "patents-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USPTO_API_KEY": "<your USPTO_API_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON": "<your GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON>",
        "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "<your GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<your TRANSPORT>",
        "PORT": "<your PORT>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<your LOG_LEVEL>",
        "HOST": "<your HOST>",
        "PUBLIC_BASE_URL": "<your PUBLIC_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patents-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "patents-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USPTO_API_KEY": "<your USPTO_API_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON": "<your GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON>",
        "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "<your GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<your TRANSPORT>",
        "PORT": "<your PORT>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<your LOG_LEVEL>",
        "HOST": "<your HOST>",
        "PUBLIC_BASE_URL": "<your PUBLIC_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "servers": {
    "patents-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "patents-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USPTO_API_KEY": "<your USPTO_API_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON": "<your GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON>",
        "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "<your GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<your TRANSPORT>",
        "PORT": "<your PORT>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<your LOG_LEVEL>",
        "HOST": "<your HOST>",
        "PUBLIC_BASE_URL": "<your PUBLIC_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patents-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "patents-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USPTO_API_KEY": "<your USPTO_API_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON": "<your GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON>",
        "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "<your GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<your TRANSPORT>",
        "PORT": "<your PORT>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<your LOG_LEVEL>",
        "HOST": "<your HOST>",
        "PUBLIC_BASE_URL": "<your PUBLIC_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patents-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "patents-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USPTO_API_KEY": "<your USPTO_API_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_KEY>",
        "EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<your EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON": "<your GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON>",
        "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "<your GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<your TRANSPORT>",
        "PORT": "<your PORT>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<your LOG_LEVEL>",
        "HOST": "<your HOST>",
        "PUBLIC_BASE_URL": "<your PUBLIC_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

First successful task

After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.

ALTERNATIVES

When to choose another server

Other servers by sapientsai

View all sapientsai servers →

No task-specific alternatives are catalogued for Patents MCP Serveryet; the list above is its publisher's other servers.

MAINTENANCE AND EVIDENCE

What changed, and when this was checked

First listed: Sep 17, 2026
Latest version published: Oct 28, 2026
Version history: 1 version tracked (below)
Requirements evidence: Declared by the Official MCP Registry, last synced Oct 31, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
Profile checked: Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
Ranking data as of: Oct 28, 2026

Registry sightings

Official MCP ↗listed since Oct 29, 2026 · still listed

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VERSIONS

Available versions (1)

Version	Published
1.2.3	Oct 28, 2026

STANDING

#19,275of 164,500 active serversTop 25%

Ranks ahead of 145,225 of 164,500 servers on MCP Toplist.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who maintains Patents MCP Server?: Patents MCP Server is maintained by sapientsai, which publishes 6 MCP servers (26 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
Is Patents MCP Server listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Yes — Patents MCP Server is listed on the Official MCP Registry.
How many versions does Patents MCP Server have?: MCP Toplist tracks 1 version of Patents MCP Server, most recently published on Oct 28, 2026.
Where can I find the source code for Patents MCP Server?: The source code for Patents MCP Server is hosted at github.com/sapientsai/patents-mcp-server.

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