MCP server

Patent Gap

com.dropwatchhq/patent-gap

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Off-patent opportunity feed: expiring design patents, recall + supplier screened, for sellers.

Working at last checkVerified publisher: dropwatchhq.comAbout 502 tokens per request once connected4 tools

https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: dropwatchhq.com (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 4
Token cost: About 502 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http patent-gap https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.patent-gap]
url = "https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"patent-gap":{"httpUrl":"https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"patent-gap":{"url":"https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"patent-gap":{"type":"http","url":"https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add patent-gap https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"patent-gap","server_url":"https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"patent-gap","server_url":"https://patentgap.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"}

category_opportunity_report ~174 tokens
PAID (x402, $0.03 USDC on Base). Full off-patent opportunity report for a category slug (see list_categories): every newly-expirable design patent with computed expiry, CPSC recall-safety band, and OFAC/OIG supplier screen, ranked by actionability. Free callers get a preview + x402 challenge.
list_categories ~52 tokens
List the private-label product categories Patent-Gap tracks for expiring design patents.
newly_expirable ~104 tokens
Cross-category feed of design patents that just became (or are about to become) free to make — i.e. fresh off-patent private-label opportunities, soonest-expiry first, already recall- and supplier-screened.
screen_patent ~172 tokens
Screen ONE US patent by publication number (e.g. USD689332S1): compute its statutory expiry/status, join CPSC recall-safety for its category, and run an OFAC/OIG screen on the assignee. Returns the freedom-to-operate read (design-patent scope; not legal advice).

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