| name | tiangong-kb-patent-search |
| description | Search Tiangong knowledge-base patent sources through the Tiangong AI CLI. Use for inventions, technical routes, claims, patent evidence, and prior art. This skill searches only the patent source, not sci or report. |
Tiangong KB Patent Search
Use this skill for Tiangong patent-source retrieval. It is intentionally
single-source: always search patent, never all, sci, or report.
Prerequisites
- The wrapper defaults to
npx @tiangong-ai/cli@0.0.19; users do not need a
preinstalled CLI. Set TIANGONG_AI_CLI or TIANGONG_AI_CLI_BIN only to
override the CLI entrypoint.
- Set the authentication environment variables expected by
tiangong-ai, or
pass api_key / patent_api_key to the wrapper script.
- When
request_file / input_file is provided, the wrapper loads .env from
that file's directory by default. env_file can point to a different dotenv
file. Loaded dotenv values only fill unset environment variables; explicit
JSON fields such as api_key, patent_api_key, and api_base_url are passed
as CLI flags and take precedence.
- Optionally set
TIANGONG_AI_API_BASE_URL; the CLI accepts a Supabase project
root, /functions/v1, or /rest/v1 and derives Functions URLs.
Search
For normal searches, pass a query:
./scripts/patent_search.sh '{
"query": "mechanical recycling polymer purification patent",
"top_k": 5
}'
The script calls:
npx @tiangong-ai/cli@0.0.19 research search --query <query> --sources patent --json
For exact edge-function payloads, provide request_file or input_file:
./scripts/patent_search.sh '{
"request_file": "./patent-request.json",
"dry_run": true
}'
Raw Payload Filters
Wrapper JSON can include inline raw patent_search fields; the wrapper will
forward them through the CLI --input path. The same payload can also be put in
request_file / input_file:
{
"query": "battery recycling equipment",
"filter": {
"assignee": ["example company"]
},
"datefilter": {
"publication_date": { "gte": 1262304000 }
},
"topK": 5
}
filter: metadata term filters, shaped as { "field": ["value"] }.
datefilter: numeric range filters, shaped as
{ "field": { "gte"?: number, "lte"?: number } }, for indexed numeric/date
metadata fields.
topK: raw edge-function name for result count.
extK and getMeta are not supported by patent_search.
Input Fields
query, input, or claim: convenience query text.
request_file or input_file: JSON body forwarded unchanged.
env_file: optional dotenv file. Without it, request_file /
input_file causes the wrapper to load .env from that file's directory.
filter, datefilter, topK: optional inline raw payload fields for patent
search.
sources: optional compatibility field; only patent or default is
accepted.
dry_run: true to return the exact request plan with masked credentials.
api_base_url, api_key, patent_api_key.
patent_url, region, timeout.
top_k: only used in query mode.