Courtlistener MCP server

by cyanheads·io.github.cyanheads/courtlistener-mcp-server·v0.7.1

Search US court opinions, federal dockets, judges, citations, and oral arguments via CourtListener.

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claude mcp add --transport http courtlistener-mcp-server https://courtlistener.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Is Courtlistener MCP server safe?: Not known yet: the safety scan has not run. New listings are scanned within a few days.
How do I install Courtlistener?: It runs remotely at courtlistener.caseyjhand.com. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Courtlistener need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 7 settings from the environment.
Is Courtlistener maintained?: The latest release is v0.7.1.
Is Courtlistener up?: 100% of our last 1 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
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With the gateway added, ask your agent for it by name:

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call io.github.cyanheads/courtlistener-mcp-server → <tool>

Free per call. Metered, capped by your key, logged for reliability.

COURTLISTENER_API_TOKENCourtListener API token from your account settings. Required for API access.
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
MCP_HTTP_HOSTThe hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORTThe port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHThe endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODEAuthentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

https://courtlistener.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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