Patsnap Patent & Literature Search

remote (hosted) MCP server

Patsnap Patent & Literature Search is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Search 200M+ patents and 216M+ scientific papers using natural language and structured filters. Connect any MCP client to https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http patent-literature-search-mcp https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}.

Cursor & other clients

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patent-literature-search-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}"
    }
  }
}

What you need

Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.

Summary

Search 200M+ patents and 216M+ scientific papers using natural language and structured filters.

Patsnap Patent & Literature Search vs similar servers

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Patsnap Patent & Literature Search	82	Hosted	No	None
arxiv-mcp-server	3,177	Local	Yes	pypi
QueryWeaver	1,081	Local	No	oci
Toleno Network	224	Local	Yes	npm
pare-search	138	Local	No	npm

Questions

No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.

Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. Patsnap Patent & Literature Search is hosted, so there is nothing to install.

Patsnap Patent & Literature Search is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}.

Run: claude mcp add --transport http patent-literature-search-mcp https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}

Run: codex mcp add patent-literature-search-mcp --url https://connect.patsnap.com/2b0355/logic-mcp?apikey={api_key}

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