North Dakota Code vs Patents
A side-by-side look at the North Dakota Code and Patents MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose North Dakota Code for legal work as a local process; choose Patents for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose North Dakota Code when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Patents when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View North Dakota Code | View Patents |
Tools & capabilities
North Dakota Code tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Patents tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
North Dakota Code
{
"mcpServers": {
"north-dakota-code": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-north-dakota-code"
]
}
}
}
Patents
{
"mcpServers": {
"patents": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-patents"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
North Dakota Code is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Patents belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick North Dakota Code for legal work and Patents for legal.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
North Dakota Code is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Patents is listed as free. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add north-dakota-code and patents as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, North Dakota Code has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Patents has 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.