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Search 100M+ patents via the MCP server's BigQuery tools. An agent skill from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.
Install Patent Search
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator patent-search --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/patent-search .claude/skills/patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/patent-search into .claude/skills/patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/patent-searchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator patent-search --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/patent-search .agents/skills/patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/patent-search into .agents/skills/patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator patent-search --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/patent-search .cursor/skills/patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/patent-search into .cursor/skills/patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git --path skills/patent-search--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator patent-search --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/patent-search .gemini/skills/patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/patent-search into .gemini/skills/patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator patent-searchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/patent-search .github/skills/patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/patent-search into .github/skills/patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator patent-search --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/patent-search .opencode/skills/patent-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "patent-search" agent skill from https://github.com/RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator/tree/main/skills/patent-search into .opencode/skills/patent-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "patent-search", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
patent-search- GitHub stars
- 196
- Token cost
- ~1.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 553 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 17
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Search 100M+ patents via the MCP server's BigQuery tools. An agent skill from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.
- Works in 3 steps: search_patents_google(query=…,… → Pick the top hits' CPC codes with one… → search_patents_google(query=" CPC=/00",…
- Tasks that involve Intellectual property
- SKILL.md covers When to use, Available MCP tools, Cost notes and Choosing keywords, plus 1 more section
- Needs SERPAPI_API_KEY
What it does
Patent Search is an agent skill from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator. Search 100M+ patents via the MCP server's BigQuery tools. No standalone scripts; everything goes through the MCP tools registered by the patent-creator server.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 Intellectual property. It works with Google BigQuery and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: USPTO patent creation system with MCP server + Claude Code plugin. Hybrid RAG search over MPEP/USC/CFR, BigQuery access to 76M+ patents, automated 35 USC 112 compliance checks… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Intellectual property
Example prompts
- “/patent-search”
Requirements
- A credential in SERPAPI_API_KEY
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- search_patents_google(query=…, limit=100) — broad full-text scan, worldwide (fallback: search_patents_bigquery(query=…, country="US")).
- Pick the top hits' CPC codes with one get_patents_bigquery(patent_numbers=[…], include_claims=False).
- search_patents_google(query=" CPC=/00", limit=100) — pull adjacent technology (fallback: search_patents_by_cpc_bigquery, ~234 GiB a search).
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a089731. 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.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
SERPAPI_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Patent Search loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 553 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator at commit a089731, republished under its MIT licence (© RobThePCGuy). 553 words, ~1,154 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/patent-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- patent-search
- description
- Search 100M+ patents via the MCP server's BigQuery tools. No standalone scripts; everything goes through the MCP tools registered by the patent-creator server.
Patent Search Skill
This skill points Claude at the BigQuery patent-search tools registered by the patent-creator MCP server. Call the tools directly; do not shell out to Python.
When to use
- Find prior art by keyword, classification, or family.
- Pull full patent records (title, abstract, claims, description) for US patents.
- Cross-reference an EP/WO patent into its US family member to get full text.
Available MCP tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_patents_google | Recommended. Full-text keyword search worldwide (claims and description included), one search credit per call. Needs SERPAPI_API_KEY (free plan: 250/month). |
check_google_patents_status | Is the key set, and how many searches are left this month (free to call). |
search_patents_bigquery | Fallback keyword search across title / abstract / claims (US only for claims). ~341 GiB, about $2, per search. |
get_patent_bigquery | Patent details by publication number: bibliographic data + claims by default; abstract and description are opt-in. |
get_patents_bigquery | Same, for up to 50 patents in one query at the cost of one lookup. |
search_patents_by_cpc_bigquery | Search by CPC classification prefix. |
search_patents_by_ipc_bigquery | Search by IPC classification prefix (good for older or non-US patents). |
search_patent_family_bigquery | All publications sharing a family ID across jurisdictions. |
check_bigquery_status | Verify auth and quota project before a long workflow. |
Cost notes
BigQuery on-demand pricing is $6.25 / TiB (1 TiB free per month). The MCP server enforces a per-query bytes-billed ceiling, defaulting to 350 GiB. Override via PATENT_BIGQUERY_MAX_BYTES_BILLED if you need a larger scan window.
The patents table is unclustered, so a detail lookup costs the same for one patent or fifty; the cost depends only on which sections are requested:
| Detail lookup | Scan | Cost |
|---|---|---|
Bibliographic only (include_claims=False): title, dates, family_id, CPC/IPC | ~44 GiB | ~$0.27 |
| Default: + claims | ~160 GiB | ~$1 |
+ abstract (include_abstract=True) | +~200 GiB | exceeds the default cap together with claims |
+ description (include_description=True) | ~1.1 TiB | exceeds the default cap |
So: batch with get_patents_bigquery, pass include_claims=False when you only need codes or family_id, and take abstracts from the search results rather than re-fetching them.
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Choosing keywords
search_patents_google:
- All words must match; "double quotes" match an exact phrase. No stemming, so search synonyms and plurals separately.
- Lead with the invention's distinctive terms. Common words match thousands of patents and push the closest art down; in testing, adding "heart valve" to a query buried the target past #300, while its distinctive claim words found it at #48.
- Use
limit=100: it costs the same one credit aslimit=10. - Stay inside a classification by adding a full CPC group:
"voice biometric" CPC=G10L17/00(a bareCPC=G10L17finds nothing). - Results show one row per publication, so a US patent and its EP family member can both appear.
search_patents_bigquery (fallback):
- 2-3 keywords work better than long phrases (BigQuery
LIKEmatching is literal). - For non-US patents,
claimsis empty in the dataset; the MCP keyword tool already searches title/abstract for those jurisdictions. For full text on EP/WO, use the EPO OPS tools instead. - Use
search_patent_family_bigqueryto bridge from an EP/WO hit to its US family member when you need claims.
Common workflows
Prior art sweep:
search_patents_google(query=…, limit=100)— broad full-text scan, worldwide (fallback:search_patents_bigquery(query=…, country="US")).- Pick the top hits' CPC codes with one
get_patents_bigquery(patent_numbers=[…], include_claims=False). search_patents_google(query="<terms> CPC=<group>/00", limit=100)— pull adjacent technology (fallback:search_patents_by_cpc_bigquery, ~234 GiB a search).
Cross-jurisdiction lookup:
search_patents_google(query=…, country="EP")(fallback:search_patents_bigquery(query=…, country="EP")).- For the EP hits, one
get_patents_bigquery(patent_numbers=[…], include_claims=False)to get theirfamily_ids. search_patent_family_bigquery(family_id=…)to find the US member with full claims.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/patent-search of RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a089731
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| Patent Search this skillRobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator | 196 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Patsnap Ip Searchingpatsnap/mcp | 112 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Prior Art Searchillusionaireal/oh-my-patent | 103 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Patsnap Triz Case Librarypatsnap/mcp | 112 | — | ~885 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Patsnap Workspacepatsnap/mcp | 112 | — | ~777 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Patsnap Advanced Patent Searchpatsnap/mcp | 112 | — | ~650 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Patent Search
What does Patent Search do?
Search 100M+ patents via the MCP server's BigQuery tools. An agent skill from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator. Patent Search is an agent skill from RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator. Search 100M+ patents via the MCP server's BigQuery tools.
When should I use Patent Search?
Patent Search fits situations like: tasks that involve Intellectual property.
How do I install Patent Search in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/patent-search in RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator) into .claude/skills/patent-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Patent Search in Codex?
Run `npx skills add RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/patent-search in RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator) into .agents/skills/patent-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Patent Search 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 RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator --skill patent-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/patent-search, .gemini/skills/patent-search, .github/skills/patent-search and .opencode/skills/patent-search in your project.
What does Patent Search need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Patent Search needs credentials named SERPAPI_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in SERPAPI_API_KEY.
Does Patent Search access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Patent Search 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 Patent Search use?
Patent Search is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Patent Search use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k 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 Patent Search?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Patent Search: Patsnap Ip Searching (patsnap/mcp, 112 stars), Prior Art Search (illusionaireal/oh-my-patent, 103 stars), Patsnap Triz Case Library (patsnap/mcp, 112 stars) and Patsnap Workspace (patsnap/mcp, 112 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Patent Search?
RobThePCGuy (a GitHub user) maintains it in RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator, which has 196 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: RobThePCGuy/Claude-Patent-Creator on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.