Why choose Patsnap Skills?
Patsnap Skills package expert methods, business workflows, and trusted data into executable tasks. Instead of building prompts and tool chains from scratch, teams can reuse defined boundaries, analysis steps, and deliverable formats to reach evidence-backed, reviewable, and more consistent outcomes.
What are common scenarios for Patsnap Skills?
They cover four broad groups: patent search, portfolio analysis, claim review, and preliminary FTO work; invention mining, technology evolution, and route decisions; global IP exposure, competitor positioning, and supply-chain opportunities; and specialist research such as target prioritization, biologics risk screening, and materials innovation.
How do Skills relate to REST APIs and MCP?
A Skill is a workflow package for an AI agent, not a new transport protocol. It may use local files, Patsnap REST APIs, MCP services, or third-party tools as documented in SKILL.md. REST and MCP provide data or tools; the Skill defines when to use them, how to analyze the results, and what to deliver.
How can I install a Skill, and what does --agent mean?
You can download a Skill and add it to Eureka Desktop, or copy its Skills CLI command from the detail page. --agent <agent-id> only targets a client listed as supported on that page; it does not select a protocol or configure API or MCP credentials.
How are Skills billed?
Patsnap Open Platform uses unified credit-based pricing. Browsing or installing a Skill does not itself create billable usage. When you run a Skill, credits are consumed according to the REST APIs, MCP services, compute resources, and AI agent workload it actually uses, so consumption varies by task. Starter includes free credits for evaluation; check the Pricing page and your account usage for current allowances, validity, and plan details.
Installation succeeded, but the Skill does not run. What should I check?
Confirm the installation target matches the client and reload it. Then check file integrity, whether your request matches the triggers in SKILL.md, whether environment variables are active, and whether required APIs or MCP services are reachable. Use client logs to identify missing files, permissions, credentials, or network errors.