Configure BigQuery Authentication

Set up Google Cloud authentication to enable patent search across 76M+ worldwide patents.

Instructions

1. Verify Google Cloud SDK is installed
2. Run BigQuery authentication setup
3. Authorize browser OAuth flow
4. Verify credentials are saved
5. Test BigQuery connection

Command

cd ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}
python scripts/setup_bigquery_auth.py

Or using gcloud directly:

gcloud auth application-default login

What This Does

• Opens browser for Google account authorization
• Saves credentials to:
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\gcloud\application_default_credentials.json
  • Mac/Linux: ~/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json
• Verifies access to patents-public-data dataset
• Tests connection with sample query

Requirements

• Google account (free)
• Google Cloud project (free tier: 1TB queries/month)
• Internet connection

Verification

After setup, test with:

python scripts/test_bigquery.py

Should return sample patent results.

Environment Variable

Set your project ID:

export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=your-project-id

Or add to .env file under ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}.