Patent-checker MCP Server

Patent-checker is an MCP integration. Prior-art exploration for software projects; finds related patents, never judges infringement.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is patent-checker, version 1.4.1. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT (required): Version of the operator notice you accepted; run patent-checker serve --show-operator-notice; PATENT_CHECKER_OPS_KEY: EPO OPS credentials; leave unset for degraded mode; PATENT_CHECKER_OPS_SECRET: EPO OPS credentials; leave unset for degraded mode.

This package has launch arguments in its registry record. Use the maintainer’s configuration for those arguments rather than launching it with only the package name.

The published oci package is ghcr.io/xhighhongo41/patent-checker:1.4.1. Its declared MCP transport is streamable-http.

The package declares PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT (required): Version of the operator notice you accepted; run patent-checker serve --show-operator-notice; PATENT_CHECKER_SERVER_TOKEN_FILE (required): File holding the bearer token clients must present; PATENT_CHECKER_OPS_KEY_FILE: EPO OPS credentials; leave unset for degraded mode; PATENT_CHECKER_OPS_SECRET_FILE: EPO OPS credentials; leave unset for degraded mode.

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository · Project website. This profile uses version 1.4.1 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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