PatentRef
PatentsView-compatible US patent API: claim trees, patent briefs and search, grants 1976 to now.
MCP server · by patentref
About
PatentRef is an MCP server published by patentref. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). We first saw it on 2026-11-05 and have recorded no change since. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09.
What it asks for
- Runs on your machine
- Secrets: 1
- Settings: 2
Requires: PATENTREF_API_KEY (secret)
What it declares, asks for and runs, in full
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Works with
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Copilot CLI
From the marketplaces that list it and the MCP transport it declares, as each client documents them. We do not test plugins.
Connect
Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.
As a local MCP server: PyPI package
Built from what Official MCP Registry declares.
claude mcp add --env "PATENTREF_API_KEY=<YOUR_PATENTREF_API_KEY>" --transport stdio patentref-mcp -- uvx patentref-mcp[mcp_servers.patentref-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["patentref-mcp"]
[mcp_servers.patentref-mcp.env]
PATENTREF_API_KEY = "<YOUR_PATENTREF_API_KEY>"{
"mcpServers": {
"patentref-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"patentref-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PATENTREF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PATENTREF_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. We show the names of the settings, never values.
Optional settings it also lists: PATENTREF_BASE.
Where it is published
| Marketplace | Status | Version | Figures | Verified | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry (Open the registry record) | Listed | 0.4.0 | No figure published | Not marked |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
What changed
- Became a product we track
- Official MCP Registry: appeared
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