# `io.github.Patent-PreCheck/patent-precheck` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.Patent-PreCheck/patent-precheck
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.Patent-PreCheck/patent-precheck
- Version: 0.4.1 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.Patent-PreCheck (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:18:37.746Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Patent PreCheck
Keyless 12-tool patentability MCP: USPTO pillar scores, prior art, hosted at patentprecheck.com/mcp.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:08:44.023Z over streamable-http.

**12 tools: 8 change things and 4 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 8 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 4 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data or outbound.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | none |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_session_status` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Changes things (8)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `precheck_compare_to_patent`

- The name "precheck_compare_to_patent" says "compare": a word for reading.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Compare invention text to a known US patent: embedding similarity plus prior-art risk analysis (statute hints, overlap theme, distinction checklist). Use when the user names a specific reference patent.
```

### `precheck_cpc_suggest`

- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Suggest Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) codes for an invention description. Offline heuristic — informational only. No network call.
```

### `precheck_legal_context`

- The description's first verb is "return": a word for reading.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return a short snippet of current US software-patent legal guidance (CAFC, USPTO, Alice/§101) relevant to scoring this invention. Informational only — not legal advice.
```

### `precheck_prior_art`

- The description's first verb is "return": a word for reading.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return the closest prior-art matches consulted for an invention (titles, sources, similarity scores, URLs). Runs the same analyze pipeline as precheck_score but focuses on retrieval results. Pass invention text via `code`.
```

### `precheck_rejection_patterns`

- The description's first verb is "preview": a word for reading.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Preview examination-risk signals: similar office-action rejections, abandonment patterns, and the primary statutory basis an examiner might cite (§101/§102/§103). Use after precheck_score to explain prosecution risk.
```

### `precheck_score`

- The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Run a prior-art density / risk-profile pre-check on source code or an invention description. Returns a 0–100 directional score across the four USPTO statutory pillars (§101 eligibility, §102 novelty, §103 non-obviousness, §101 utility), a separate §112 filing-readiness signal, the band (Not Ready → File Ready), the pillar that holds the band back, opportunities to thicken the technical description, and a count of prior-art matches consulted. Show filename + size and get user yes, then pass confirm_upload: true. Pass the text inline via `code`.
```

### `precheck_search_corpus`

- The name "precheck_search_corpus" says "search": a word for reading.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fast semantic search against the 2,200,000+ prior-art corpus without LLM scoring. Returns ranked matches with similarity scores. Cheaper than precheck_score when you only need references.
```

### `precheck_start_review`

- The name "precheck_start_review" says "start": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return the URL where the user can start a paid (or promo-unlocked) Interactive Code Review that strengthens each pillar with evidence and produces a filing package. Use after precheck_score when the user wants to act on the result.
```

## Only reads (4)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `precheck_deliverables`

- The description's first verb is "return": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return download URLs for finalized ICR deliverables (filing packet, coaching report, package zip, scorecard PDF). Requires report_id and session_key.
```

### `precheck_lookup_patent`

- The name "precheck_lookup_patent" says "lookup": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Resolve a US patent or application number (e.g. US1234567B2) via USPTO Open Data Portal and optionally join the indexed prior-art corpus. Returns title, status, CPC, grant-text excerpt, and a public URL. No API key required in the MCP client.
```

### `precheck_pillars`

- The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the five scoring pillars (with statutes and weights) and the band rules used by precheck_score. Use this to explain a score to the user. No network call.
```

### `precheck_session_status`

- The name "precheck_session_status" says "status": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "return" and "review": it reads comments, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return status for an active Interactive Code Review session. Requires report_id and session_key from the user access email link.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `patent-precheck`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_pillars",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_session_status",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_deliverables",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_lookup_patent"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_score",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_prior_art",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_rejection_patterns",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_legal_context",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_start_review",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_search_corpus",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_cpc_suggest",
      "mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_compare_to_patent"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__patent-precheck__precheck_session_status`: untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T14:54:00.921Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T14:54:00.921Z. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. Values are shown as the endpoint returned them. Method: https://anlyon.dev/methodology#remote-posture

| Fact | Observed |
| --- | --- |
| Reachable | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `8` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `none` |
| Authorization servers | `none` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `not observed` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `not observed` |

- **warn** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 8 tools that change things (8 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://patentprecheck.com/mcp: tools/list returned 12 tools to an anonymous client, including precheck_score (write), precheck_prior_art (write), precheck_rejection_patterns (write), precheck_legal_context (write), precheck_start_review (write) and 3 more
```