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PatentRef for Windsurf

io.github.patentref/patentref-mcp

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

client:Windsurf transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install PatentRef in Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

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

Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs

PatentRef in other clients