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Clerq MCP Claude connector

AI-powered patent retrieval and analysis capabilities

Add Clerq MCP to Claude

Add to Claude
URL https://mcp.us.clerq-ip.com/mcp
$ claude mcp add --transport http clerq-mcp https://mcp.us.clerq-ip.com/mcp

Needs a Clerq MCP account All setup steps

Clerq MCP in Claude at a glance

Reads
3 tools
Patentability triages, patents and similar patents
Creates & edits
1 tool
Patentability triages
Deletes
Nothing
No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as
Your account
Claude works through your own Clerq MCP sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

  1. 1 · You ask

    “Find Clerq MCP similar patents about [a topic].”

  2. 2 · Claude calls

    find_similar_patents

    Finds similar patents that match what you ask for

  3. 3 · Server runs it

    mcp.us.clerq-ip.com

    As your Clerq MCP account

  4. 4 · Answer

    Reply in the chat

    Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Clerq MCP’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Clerq MCP to Claude

Clerq MCP docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

  1. 1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Clerq MCP.
  2. 2 Click Connect. Sign in to Clerq MCP and approve access.
  3. 3 In a chat, check Clerq MCP is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

  1. 1
    Add the server: 
    claude mcp add --transport http clerq-mcp https://mcp.us.clerq-ip.com/mcp
    Add --scope user to use it in every project.
  2. 2 Run /mcp, pick clerq-mcp and sign in.
  3. 3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Clerq MCP MCP server URL

https://mcp.us.clerq-ip.com/mcp

Clerq MCP MCP tools

5

3 read, 1 write, 1 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

  • Patentability triages 2 tools

    • get_patentability_triage Opens one patentability triage with its details (our summary)
    • start_patentability_triage Writes Starts a patentability triage (our summary)

  • Natural language patent searches 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • natural_language_patent_search Unclear

  • Patents 1 tool

    • get_patents Pulls up a list of patents (our summary)
    • None

  • Similar patents 1 tool

    • find_similar_patents Finds similar patents that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Clerq MCP

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Clerq MCP offers. Not from Clerq or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

  • Find Clerq MCP similar patents about [a topic].

    uses find_similar_patents

  • Open the Clerq MCP patentability triage [name or link] and give me the key points.

    uses get_patentability_triage

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

mcp.us.clerq-ip.com

On the developer’s own domain (clerq-ip.com), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Clerq MCP account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Privacy policy

Published by Clerq and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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    Questions people ask

    What does the Clerq MCP connector do in Claude?

    The Clerq MCP provides powerful semantic patent retrieval and analysis capabilities for your LLM driven workflows. Connecting to the Clerq MCP will dramatically improve patent research workflows by giving your LLMs access to Clerq's proprietary semantic patent search engine and retrieval capabilities. The MCP allows you to search for patents using natural language or patent numbers as queries. Clerq's patent corpus covers over 169M patents across over 60 patent jurisdictions.

    Is the Clerq MCP connector official?

    It is made by Clerq and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

    What is the Clerq MCP MCP server URL?

    https://mcp.us.clerq-ip.com/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at mcp.us.clerq-ip.com. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http clerq-mcp https://mcp.us.clerq-ip.com/mcp

    How do I add Clerq MCP to Claude Code?

    Run "claude mcp add --transport http clerq-mcp https://mcp.us.clerq-ip.com/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose clerq-mcp and sign in to Clerq MCP. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

    Do I need a Clerq MCP account?

    Yes. You sign in to Clerq MCP when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

    Can Claude change or delete my Clerq MCP data?

    Judging by tool names, 1 of its 5 tools can change data. The other 3 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.

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