Patent & IP Risk

Patent References MCP Tool

Returns forward citation details for up to 100 patents.

MCP tool name

nexscope_patent_references

Equivalent REST API path

https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/patent-references/run

JSON-RPC method

tools/call

Authentication

Send the user API key as a bearer token on every MCP JSON-RPC request.

Authorization: Bearer nk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If authentication is missing or invalid, ask the user to open API Access and copy a valid key before calling this tool.

Call this MCP tool

Use tools/call with the MCP tool name below. The arguments object should match the table on this page.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "patent-references-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_patent_references",
    "arguments": {
      "patentNumber": "US10123456B2"
    }
  }
}

REST API equivalent

POST https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/patent-references/run

Canonical detail URL

https://www.nexscope.ai/mcp-map/patent-references

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Meaning
`patentId`	`string`	optional	One or up to 100 comma-separated PatSnap patent IDs. Takes precedence when both identifiers are provided. Example: patent-id
`patentNumber`	`string`	optional	One or up to 100 comma-separated publication or grant numbers. Example: US10123456B2

Response fields

Treat structuredContent as the programmatic API response payload.

Name	Type	Required	Meaning
`total`	`integer`	optional	Number of returned records. Example: 1
`data`	`array`	optional	Patent reference records. Example: []
`data[].patentId`	`string`	optional	Queried patent ID. Example: patent-id
`data[].pn`	`string`	optional	Publication number. Example: US10123456B2
`data[].citedPatents`	`array`	optional	Cited patent references. Example: []
`data[].citedOthers`	`array`	optional	Cited non-patent literature. Example: []
`columns`	`array`	optional	Provider rendering columns. Example: []
`costToken`	`integer`	optional	Provider-reported token cost. Example: 6000
`errcode`	`integer`	optional	Upstream status code returned by the provider. Example: {}
`errmsg`	`string`	optional	Upstream status message returned by the provider. Example: {}
`code`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific status code. Example: {}
`msg`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific status message. Example: {}
`message`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific message. Example: {}
`type`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific render or payload type. Example: {}
`title`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific response title. Example: {}
`sourceType`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific source platform type. Example: {}
`sourceTool`	`string`	optional	Provider-specific source tool name. Example: {}
`costTime`	`integer`	optional	Execution time reported by the upstream provider. Example: {}
`page`	`integer`	optional	Current page returned by the upstream provider. Example: {}
`pageSize`	`integer`	optional	Page size returned by the upstream provider. Example: {}
`pageItemCount`	`integer`	optional	Item count on the current page returned by the upstream provider. Example: {}
`totalPage`	`integer`	optional	Total page count returned by the upstream provider. Example: {}
`dataSnapshotMonth`	`string`	optional	Data snapshot month returned by the upstream provider. Example: {}

Examples

Example arguments

{
  "patentNumber": "US10123456B2"
}

Example structuredContent

{
  "total": 1,
  "data": [
    {
      "patentId": "patent-id",
      "pn": "US10123456B2",
      "citedPatents": [],
      "citedOthers": []
    }
  ],
  "columns": [],
  "costToken": 6000
}