Agent skill

Pp Uspto Tsdr

by mvanhorn in mvanhorn/printing-press-library

Printing Press CLI for Uspto Tsdr. An agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesLegal & Compliance

Install Pp Uspto Tsdr

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-uspto-tsdr -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-uspto-tsdr --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-uspto-tsdr .claude/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
pp-uspto-tsdr
GitHub stars
2.1k
Token cost
~2.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,114 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
506
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Printing Press CLI for Uspto Tsdr. An agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library.

  • Works in 3 steps: Install via the Printing Press… → Verify: uspto-tsdr-pp-cli --version → Ensure the reported install directory is…
  • Tasks that involve REST APIs
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites: Install the CLI, When Not to Use This CLI, Unique Capabilities and HTTP Transport, plus 10 more sections
  • Calls claude, npx and go

What it does

Pp Uspto Tsdr is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Printing Press CLI for Uspto Tsdr. Beginning on October 2, 2020, you will need an API key to access the TSDR REST API See...

Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Legal & Compliance, covering REST APIs and Intellectual property. The repository describes itself as: Official library of CLIs generated by the CLI Printing Press. Endorsed, tested, and community-contributed. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve REST APIs
  • Tasks that involve Intellectual property

Example prompts

  • “/pp-uspto-tsdr”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and…
  2. Verify: uspto-tsdr-pp-cli --version
  3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d9a1696. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • claude
    • npx
    • go

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Pp Uspto Tsdr loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,114 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Bash

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mvanhorn/printing-press-library at commit d9a1696, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mvanhorn). 1,114 words, ~2,655 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
pp-uspto-tsdr
description
Printing Press CLI for Uspto Tsdr. Beginning on October 2, 2020, you will need an API key to access the TSDR REST API See...
allowed-tools
Read, Bash
author
H179922
license
Apache-2.0
argument-hint
<command> [args] | install cli|mcp
<!-- GENERATED FILE — DO NOT EDIT.
     This file is a verbatim mirror of library/developer-tools/uspto-tsdr/SKILL.md,
     regenerated post-merge by tools/generate-skills/. Hand-edits here are
     silently overwritten on the next regen. Edit the library/ source instead.
     See the repository agent guide, section "Generated artifacts: registry.json, cli-skills/". -->

Uspto Tsdr — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the uspto-tsdr-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

  1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:
    bash
    npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install uspto-tsdr --cli-only
  2. Verify: uspto-tsdr-pp-cli --version
  3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/developer-tools/uspto-tsdr/cmd/uspto-tsdr-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

Trademark intelligence
  • trademark status — Full current state of a trademark in one command — mark text, status, owner, classes, filing/registration dates, attorney, and prosecution event count

    Agents evaluating trademark status need the complete picture in one call instead of parsing XML manually

    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli trademark status 97123456 --json
  • trademark timeline — Every prosecution event in chronological order — office actions, examiner reviews, publication events, and registration milestones

    Trademark attorneys need the full event history to evaluate prosecution strength and identify potential issues

    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli trademark timeline 97123456 --json
  • trademark docs — List all documents in the prosecution file — office actions, responses, specimens, registration certificates — with type and date filtering

    Litigation prep and due diligence require reviewing every document in a trademark file without clicking through the TSDR web UI

    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli trademark docs 97123456 --filter-type SPE --json
Portfolio management
  • trademark deadlines — Calculate Section 8, 9, and 15 maintenance deadlines with window-open dates and days-away countdown

    Missing a maintenance deadline means losing the registration — this is the #1 pain point for trademark portfolio managers

    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli trademark deadlines 97123456 --json
  • trademark watch — Monitor multiple trademarks for status changes — caches previous statuses locally and flags any changes since last check

    Agents monitoring trademark portfolios need change detection, not full status dumps they have to diff themselves

    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli trademark watch 97123456 97654321 --json
  • trademark batch — Batch status lookup for multiple trademarks using the multi-case endpoint or individual fallback with rate-limit throttling

    IP paralegals managing hundreds of marks need batch status without manually checking each one

    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli trademark batch 97123456 97654321 --json

HTTP Transport

This CLI uses Chrome-compatible HTTP transport for browser-facing endpoints. It does not require a resident browser process for normal API calls.

Command Reference

case-multi-status — Manage case multi status

  • uspto-tsdr-pp-cli case-multi-status — Parameters can be one of the following: rnXXXXXXX for US registration number, snXXXXXXXX for US serial number,...

casedoc — Manage casedoc

casedocs — Manage casedocs

  • uspto-tsdr-pp-cli casedocs get-bundle-info-pdf — Digits can be entered in one of the first four parameters. rnXXXXXXX for US registration number, snXXXXXXXX for US...
  • uspto-tsdr-pp-cli casedocs get-bundle-info-xml — Digits can be entered in one of the first four parameters. rnXXXXXXX for US registration number, snXXXXXXXX for US...
  • uspto-tsdr-pp-cli casedocs get-bundle-info-zip — Parameters can be one of the following: rnXXXXXXX for US registration number, snXXXXXXXX for US serial number,...

casestatus — Manage casestatus

raw-image — Manage raw image

  • uspto-tsdr-pp-cli raw-image <serial_number> — Parameter is the digits only of the serial number, no leading sn. Example:...
Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

bash
uspto-tsdr-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"

which resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 means no confident match — fall back to --help or use a narrower query.

Auth Setup

Set your API key via environment variable:

bash
export TSDR_APIKEY_HEADER="<your-key>"

Or persist it in ~/.config/tsdr-pp-cli/config.toml.

Run uspto-tsdr-pp-cli doctor to verify setup.

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Agent Mode

Add --agent to any command. Expands to: --json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes.

  • Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr

  • Filterable — --select keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:

    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli case-multi-status --ids example-value --agent --select id,name,status
  • Previewable — --dry-run shows the request without sending

  • Offline-friendly — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available

  • Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag

  • Read-only — do not use this CLI for create, update, delete, publish, comment, upvote, invite, order, send, or other mutating requests

Response envelope

Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:

json
{
  "meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
  "results": <data>
}

Parse .results for data and .meta.source to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable N results (live) summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal — piped/agent consumers get pure JSON on stdout.

Agent Feedback

When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:

uspto-tsdr-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
uspto-tsdr-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
uspto-tsdr-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10

Entries are stored locally at ~/.uspto-tsdr-pp-cli/feedback.jsonl. They are never POSTed unless USPTO_TSDR_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT is set AND either --send is passed or USPTO_TSDR_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true. Default behavior is local-only.

Write what surprised you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.

Output Delivery

Every command accepts --deliver <sink>. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:

SinkEffect
stdoutDefault; write to stdout only
file:<path>Atomically write output to <path> (tmp + rename)
webhook:<url>POST the output body to the URL (application/json or application/x-ndjson when --compact)

Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.

Named Profiles

A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.

uspto-tsdr-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
uspto-tsdr-pp-cli --profile briefing case-multi-status --ids example-value
uspto-tsdr-pp-cli profile list --json
uspto-tsdr-pp-cli profile show briefing
uspto-tsdr-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yes

Explicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults. agent-context lists all available profiles under available_profiles so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.

Exit Codes

CodeMeaning
0Success
2Usage error (wrong arguments)
3Resource not found
4Authentication required
5API error (upstream issue)
7Rate limited (wait and retry)
10Config error

Argument Parsing

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

  1. Empty, help, or --help → show uspto-tsdr-pp-cli --help output
  2. Starts with install → ends with mcp → MCP installation; otherwise → see Prerequisites above
  3. Anything else → Direct Use (execute as CLI command with --agent)

MCP Server Installation

Install the MCP binary from this CLI's published public-library entry or pre-built release, then register it:

bash
claude mcp add uspto-tsdr-pp-mcp -- uspto-tsdr-pp-mcp

Verify: claude mcp list

Direct Use

  1. Check if installed: which uspto-tsdr-pp-cli If not found, offer to install (see Prerequisites at the top of this skill).
  2. Match the user query to the best command from the Unique Capabilities and Command Reference above.
  3. Execute with the --agent flag:
    bash
    uspto-tsdr-pp-cli <command> [subcommand] [args] --agent
  4. If ambiguous, drill into subcommand help: uspto-tsdr-pp-cli <command> --help.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in cli-skills/pp-uspto-tsdr of mvanhorn/printing-press-library.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d9a1696

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Questions about Pp Uspto Tsdr

What does Pp Uspto Tsdr do?

Printing Press CLI for Uspto Tsdr. An agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Pp Uspto Tsdr is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Printing Press CLI for Uspto Tsdr.

When should I use Pp Uspto Tsdr?

Pp Uspto Tsdr fits situations like: tasks that involve REST APIs; tasks that involve Intellectual property.

How do I install Pp Uspto Tsdr in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-uspto-tsdr -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-uspto-tsdr in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .claude/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Pp Uspto Tsdr in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-uspto-tsdr -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-uspto-tsdr in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .agents/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Pp Uspto Tsdr in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-uspto-tsdr -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr, .gemini/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr, .github/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr and .opencode/skills/pp-uspto-tsdr in your project.

What does Pp Uspto Tsdr need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pp Uspto Tsdr needs the command-line tools its instructions call (claude, npx and go). Our summary lists: Node.js. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash.

Does Pp Uspto Tsdr access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Pp Uspto Tsdr safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Pp Uspto Tsdr use?

Pp Uspto Tsdr is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Pp Uspto Tsdr use?

About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Pp Uspto Tsdr?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pp Uspto Tsdr: Paper to Chinese Patent Drafter (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars), Paper To Cn Patent (snipp-zha/Paper-to-patent-Skill, 107 stars), Patent Examine (gfodor/legal-skills, 393 stars) and Patent Audit (gfodor/legal-skills, 393 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Pp Uspto Tsdr?

mvanhorn (a GitHub user) maintains it in mvanhorn/printing-press-library, which has 2,056 GitHub stars. The repository holds 506 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mvanhorn/printing-press-library on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.