Eureka | AI Inside

Prerequisites

Obtained PatSnap MCP Key (format: sk-xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Installed MCP-enabled AI client (see client configurations below)

Choose Your Client

Open Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new global MCP server, paste the following configuration:

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zhihuiya": {
      "url": "https://connect.patsnap.com/openapi-mcp-patent/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

After saving, restart Cursor to use PatSnap patent tools in Agent mode.

Other Tools

Any MCP-enabled tool can connect using the following universal configuration:

Configuration Item	Value
Server URL	https://connect.patsnap.com/openapi-mcp-patent/mcp
Transport Protocol	Streamable HTTP
Authentication Header	Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MCP_KEY