@pipeworx/lens-org

Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp — every tool in the catalog, including @pipeworx/lens-org’s. Install: one-click buttons

No MCP client? Skip the connection: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs {"query":"..."} to find a tool below, GET /v1/tools/<name> for its schema, POST the same URL with arguments for the data — see For AI agents.

Tools: 4

The Lens MCP — global patent + scholarly search platform. Free academic API key required (Lens authorisation token).

Auth

• Platform key: PLATFORM_LENS_KEY (Bearer token from https://www.lens.org/lens/user/subscriptions).
• BYO: pass ?_apiKey=<token> on the gateway URL.

Tools

• patents_search(query, size?, from?) — patent search (Lucene-style query against the Lens patent index)
• scholarly_search(query, size?, from?) — scholarly works search
• patent(lens_id) — single patent record
• scholarly(lens_id) — single scholarly work

Data source

https://api.lens.org/

Tools

• patents_search — Search Lens.org patent database by free-text or Lucene query (requires Bearer token); returns up to 1000 patent records with title, applicant, filing date, and claims.
• scholarly_search — Search Lens.org scholarly works (academic papers, preprints) by free-text or Lucene query (requires Bearer token); returns title, authors, journal, year, and DOI.
• patent — Fetch a single Lens.org patent record by its lens_id (requires Bearer token); returns full bibliographic data including claims, inventors, and priority dates.
• scholarly — Fetch a single Lens.org scholarly work by its lens_id (requires Bearer token); returns full metadata including abstract, authors, citations, and open-access links.