Legal MCP Server
US case law search, citation parsing, practice management, and federal court filings for AI assistants — powered by FastMCP.
Hosted at https://legal-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp
Setup
Add the server to your Claude Code settings (~/.claude/settings.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"legal-mcp": {
"type": "url",
"url": "https://legal-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-CourtListener-Token": "YOUR_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}
Getting a CourtListener token
- Create a free account at https://www.courtlistener.com/sign-in/
- Go to your profile and copy your API token
- Add it as the
X-CourtListener-Tokenheader above
Optional: Clio practice management
If you have a Clio account with API access, add your OAuth token:
"headers": {
"X-CourtListener-Token": "YOUR_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN",
"X-Clio-Token": "YOUR_CLIO_OAUTH_TOKEN"
}
Available tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_case_law |
Search 4M+ US court opinions by topic, court, or date range |
get_case_details |
Get full text and details of a specific opinion |
get_case_record |
Get docket info — parties, attorneys, judges, procedural history |
find_citing_cases |
Find cases that cite a given opinion |
find_cited_cases |
Find cases cited by a given opinion |
parse_legal_citations |
Parse Bluebook-format citations from text |
list_available_courts |
List all US courts and their filter codes |
list_reporter_abbreviations |
Reference for reporter abbreviations (U.S., F.3d, etc.) |
search_federal_cases |
Search PACER for federal cases (requires PACER credentials) |
get_federal_case |
Get federal case details from PACER |
get_court_filings |
Get docket entries for a federal case from PACER |
search_clients |
Search Clio contacts (requires Clio token) |
search_matters |
Search Clio matters/cases |
get_matter_details |
Get full matter details from Clio |
get_time_entries |
Get billable hours from Clio |
get_matter_tasks |
Get tasks for a matter in Clio |
get_matter_documents |
Search documents in Clio |
get_calendar |
Get calendar entries from Clio |
Self-hosting
git clone https://github.com/jscottym/legal-mcp.git
cd legal-mcp
pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m legal_mcp.server
Or with Docker:
docker build -t legal-mcp .
docker run -p 8000:8000 -e COURTLISTENER_TOKEN=your_token legal-mcp
Environment variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
PORT |
Server port (default: 8000) |
COURTLISTENER_TOKEN |
Fallback CourtListener API token |
CLIO_TOKEN |
Fallback Clio OAuth token |
PACER_USERNAME |
PACER login |
PACER_PASSWORD |
PACER password |
LEGAL_MCP_DEMO |
Set to true to use demo data without API keys |
