Patent Checker runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 662 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 8 Oct 2026.
Prior-art exploration for software projects; finds related patents, never judges infringement
What the code does
We read the source, 4 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
return subprocess.run(
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add patent-checker -e 'PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT=<PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT>' -- uvx patent-checker{
"mcpServers": {
"patent-checker": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"patent-checker"
],
"env": {
"PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT": "<PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.patent-checker]
command = "uvx"
args = ["patent-checker"]
env = { PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT = "<PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"patent-checker": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"patent-checker"
],
"env": {
"PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT": "<PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"patent-checker": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"patent-checker"
],
"env": {
"PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT": "<PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<PATENT_CHECKER_OPERATOR_CONSENT> (Version of the operator notice you accepted; run `patent-checker serve --show-operator-notice`).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
PATENT_CHECKER_OPS_KEY (EPO OPS credentials; leave unset for degraded mode), PATENT_CHECKER_OPS_SECRET (EPO OPS credentials; leave unset for degraded mode).
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Patent Checker — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.