Find global patents in your own words.
What it does
Finds global patents matching natural-language queries and returns patent claims, descriptions, and technical details.
When to use it
Use for prior-art searches, patent landscapes, technology trends, competitor tracking, freedom-to-operate analysis, claim interpretation, or filing-strategy research.
How to use it
Give it a natural-language patent query; it returns matching patents as JSON with their content, URLs, relevance scores, and available image links.
What you provide
- a patent search query
Uses
Good to know
- cannot be undone: ~/.valyu/config.json; Valyu
- sends a credential to a server: Valyu API key
What you need · 3
Requires Node.js 18 or newer for its built-in fetch implementation.
Uses VALYU_API_KEY from the environment as the first-choice authentication source, ahead of the saved configuration.
Access · 2
This skill
~/.valyu/config.json
Saves your Valyu API key (irreversible)
Valyu
Submits paid patent searches (irreversible)