`search_office_actions`

Pack: uspto-office-actions · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_office_actions for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search USPTO office actions (and related prosecution-history documents, e.g. petition decisions filed in the same document stream) for one patent application. Returns action type (non-final rejection, final rejection, notice of allowance, etc.), mail date, examiner employee number, and art unit — newest first. Use get_office_action_text with the returned document_id to fetch one office action’s full text. Pass application_number (preferred) or patent_number.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`application_number`	string	no	US patent application number, digits only or formatted, e.g. “16123456” or “16/123,456”.
`patent_number`	string	no	Granted US patent number, as an alternative to application_number.
`limit`	number	no	Max rows to return (default 10, max 100).
`_apiKey`	string	no	USPTO ODP API key. Get free at https://data.uspto.gov/myodp. Falls back to platform key if configured.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "application_number": "17248024",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uspto-office-actions/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_office_actions","arguments":{"application_number":"17248024","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_office_actions', {
  "application_number": "17248024",
  "limit": 5
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the uspto-office-actions pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uspto-office-actions": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uspto-office-actions/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_office_actions