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PatentRef for Grok

io.github.patentref/patentref-mcp

PatentsView-compatible US patent API: claim trees, patent briefs and search, grants 1976 to now.

client:Grok transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install PatentRef in Grok

.mcp.json (in your project root)

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patentref-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "patentref-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PATENTREF_API_KEY": "<PATENTREF_API_KEY>",
        "PATENTREF_BASE": "<PATENTREF_BASE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Grok Build reads Claude Code's .mcp.json and Claude Desktop's config unchanged, so a server you have already set up there needs nothing new. The Grok web app and X integration do not take custom servers. Grok docs

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