Agent skill

Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals

by patsnap in patsnap/mcp

Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP for AI agents. An agent skill from patsnap/mcp.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals

skills CLI
$ npx skills add patsnap/mcp --skill patsnap-scientific-literature-journals -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install patsnap/mcp patsnap-scientific-literature-journals --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/patsnap/mcp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/rd-innovation/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals .claude/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals && 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
patsnap-scientific-literature-journals
GitHub stars
113
Token cost
~673 tokens
SKILL.md length
200 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP for AI agents. An agent skill from patsnap/mcp.

  • Works in 3 steps: Understand the user's search intent → Choose the right workflow → Synthesize and cite
  • Tasks that involve Literature review
  • SKILL.md covers Setup, Prerequisites, Instructions for AI Agents and Example Workflows, plus 1 more section
  • Reaches connect.patsnap.com

What it does

Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals is an agent skill from patsnap/mcp. Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP for AI agents. Provides a unified search entry for scientific literature, journals, authors, institutions, and citation information. It helps users find relevant research quickly, identify key authors and organizations, and understand the influence of a study through citation signals. It is suitable for topic research, literature reviews, scientific intelligence, and study planning.

Its SKILL.md is about 670 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `README.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Literature review, Citation management and MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: MCP server for 200M+ patents, scientific literature, chemistry and pharma records. Search prior art and R&D intelligence powered by PatSnap's proprietary databases via Claude… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Literature review
  • Tasks that involve Citation management
  • Tasks that involve MCP servers

Example prompts

  • “/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals”

Requirements

  • A credential in YOUR_API_KEY

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Understand the user's search intent
  2. Choose the right workflow
  3. Synthesize and cite

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7a4b429. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json).

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • connect.patsnap.com

    Also links to:

    • open.patsnap.com
    • patsnap.com

    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

Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals loads about 673 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 117 tokens; SKILL.md has 200 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~117
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~673

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 patsnap/mcp at commit 7a4b429, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© patsnap). 200 words, ~673 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
patsnap-scientific-literature-journals
description
Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP for AI agents. Provides a unified search entry for scientific literature, journals, authors, institutions, and citation information. It helps users find relevant research quickly, identify key authors and organizations, and understand the influence of a study through citation signals. It is suitable for topic research, literature reviews, scientific intelligence, and study planning.
homepage
https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/literature-search
metadata.author
Patsnap
metadata.category
RD Innovation
metadata.version
1.0.0

Setup

Get your API Key at https://open.patsnap.com

Scientific Literature & Journals

This skill connects your AI agent to Patsnap's Scientific Literature & Journals MCP server.

With this skill, your agent can use Patsnap data and workflow capabilities for RD Innovation tasks.

Prerequisites

This skill requires the Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP server to be configured in your environment:

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scientific_literature_journals": {
      "url": "https://connect.patsnap.com/eba075/mcp?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY",
      "type": "streamableHttp"
    }
  }
}

Get your API key at open.patsnap.com.

For the full list of available tools and input parameters, refer to the official MCP server documentation: https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/literature-search


Instructions for AI Agents

Step 1: Understand the user's search intent

Identify the target entities, date ranges, owners, patent numbers, technologies, or document types in the user's request.

Step 2: Choose the right workflow

Use semantic, fielded, identifier-based, analytics, or retrieval workflows according to the task and available MCP tools.

Step 3: Synthesize and cite

Present results in a structured format and cite returned patent numbers, record IDs, titles, organizations, or source names when available.


Example Workflows

  • Use Scientific Literature & Journals to search for the most relevant records for my topic.
  • Summarize the top results and cite the returned record names or IDs.
  • Compare the findings and suggest follow-up queries.

Resources

© patsnap, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in rd-innovation/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals of patsnap/mcp.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7a4b429

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Questions about Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals

What does Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals do?

Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP for AI agents. An agent skill from patsnap/mcp. Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals is an agent skill from patsnap/mcp. Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP for AI agents.

When should I use Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals?

Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals fits situations like: tasks that involve Literature review; tasks that involve Citation management; tasks that involve MCP servers.

How do I install Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add patsnap/mcp --skill patsnap-scientific-literature-journals -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (rd-innovation/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals in patsnap/mcp) into .claude/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals in Codex?

Run `npx skills add patsnap/mcp --skill patsnap-scientific-literature-journals -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (rd-innovation/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals in patsnap/mcp) into .agents/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals 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 patsnap/mcp --skill patsnap-scientific-literature-journals -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals, .gemini/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals, .github/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals and .opencode/skills/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals in your project.

What does Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: A credential in YOUR_API_KEY.

Does Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: connect.patsnap.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: open.patsnap.com and patsnap.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals use?

Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals use?

About 673 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k 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 Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals: Aminer MCP Research (Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit, 139 stars), Arxiv MCP Server (blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server, 3.2k stars), Literature Review Tools (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars) and Nature Academic Search (aiskillstore/marketplace, 433 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals?

patsnap (a GitHub organization) maintains it in patsnap/mcp, which has 113 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 20, 2026.

Source: patsnap/mcp on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.