patent v0.1.0
A prior-art search for your code ideas. Describe a dev-tool idea in plain English and patent searches the open-source ecosystem, ranks matches with local semantic search, and writes an honest, scoped verdict — all in your terminal.
Highlights
- 11 registries in one command — crates.io, npm, PyPI, GitHub, Go, Maven, NuGet, RubyGems, Docker Hub, VS Code Marketplace, and Hacker News.
- Local semantic ranking (
fastembed) + a local Ollama verdict — Open / Crowded / Saturated, with the gaps you could still fill. - Interactive TUI (ratatui) — detail view, sortable columns, filtering, and mouse support — or
--jsonfor scripting. --fastfor an instant, search-only result with no model warm-up.- Fully local & private, with an integrity rule baked in: it can prove something exists, never that it doesn't.
Install
cargo install patentDocs: https://docs.rs/patent · Crate: https://crates.io/crates/patent