KunihiroS google patents mcp

WHAT IT CONNECTS

What KunihiroS google patents mcp gives an AI Agent

• Provides an MCP tool `search_patents` to search Google Patents.
• Uses SerpApi as the backend.
• Can be run directly using `npx` without local installation.
• **Node.js:** Version 18 or higher is recommended.
• **npm:** Required to run the `npx` command.
• **SerpApi API Key:** You need a valid API key from [SerpApi](https://serpapi.com/) to use the Google Patents API.
• **Environment Variable (Recommended for MCP Hosts):**
• **.env File:**
• `./.env` (relative to where `npx` is run)
• `~/.google-patents-mcp.env` (in your home directory)
• **Clone the repository (if needed for development):**
• **Install dependencies:**
• **Create `.env` file:**
• **Build:**
• **Run locally:**
• Logs are output to standard error.
• Log level can be controlled via the `LOG_LEVEL` environment variable (`error`, `warn`, `info`, `http`, `verbose`, `debug`, `silly`). Defaults to `info`.
• A log file is attempted to be created in the project root (`google-patents-server.log`), user's home directory (`~/.google-patents-server.log`), or `/tmp/google-patents-server.log`.