# Patsnap Scientific Literature Journals

> Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP for AI agents. Provides a unified search entry for scientific literature, journals, authors, institutions, and citation information. It helps users find relevant research quickly, identify key authors and organizations, and understand the influence of a study through citation signals. It is suitable for topic research, literature reviews, scientific intelligence, and study planning.

- Skill: `patsnap/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add patsnap/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/patsnap/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: patsnap (https://skillmd.com/u/patsnap)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/patsnap/patsnap-scientific-literature-journals

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## Setup
Get your API Key at https://open.patsnap.com

# Scientific Literature & Journals

This skill connects your AI agent to **Patsnap's Scientific Literature & Journals MCP server**.

With this skill, your agent can use Patsnap data and workflow capabilities for RD Innovation tasks.

## Prerequisites

This skill requires the **Patsnap Scientific Literature & Journals MCP server** to be configured in your environment:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scientific_literature_journals": {
      "url": "https://connect.patsnap.com/eba075/mcp?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY",
      "type": "streamableHttp"
    }
  }
}
```

Get your API key at [open.patsnap.com](https://open.patsnap.com).

For the full list of available tools and input parameters, refer to the official MCP server documentation:
https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/literature-search

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## Instructions for AI Agents

### Step 1: Understand the user's search intent
Identify the target entities, date ranges, owners, patent numbers, technologies, or document types in the user's request.

### Step 2: Choose the right workflow
Use semantic, fielded, identifier-based, analytics, or retrieval workflows according to the task and available MCP tools.

### Step 3: Synthesize and cite
Present results in a structured format and cite returned patent numbers, record IDs, titles, organizations, or source names when available.

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## Example Workflows

- Use Scientific Literature & Journals to search for the most relevant records for my topic.
- Summarize the top results and cite the returned record names or IDs.
- Compare the findings and suggest follow-up queries.

## Resources

- **MCP Server**: [https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/literature-search](https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/literature-search)
- **Patsnap Open Platform**: [open.patsnap.com](https://open.patsnap.com)
- Patsnap: [https://www.patsnap.com](https://www.patsnap.com)