Docket Nexus
Search public U.S. federal litigation: companies, cases, dockets and document metadata.
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Findings (2)
- HIGHTool poisoning patterns detected
- MEDIUMTool description contains URL to non-standard domainin get_case
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"docketnexus": {
"url": "https://mcp.docketnexus.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://mcp.docketnexus.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (6)
🟢get_company(slug)
Get a public company's Docket Nexus profile by slug (e.g. 'acme-widgets-inc'): name, industry, number of linked cases, verified public-company identity when on the verified roster, and top case types and courts.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"description": "Docket Nexus company slug, lowercase and hyphenated, as it appears in a /party/<slug>/ URL (e.g. '3m-company').",
"title": "Slug",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
],
"title": "get_companyArguments"
}🟢get_company_cases(slug, limit, cursor, sort, nature_of_suit, ...)
List public cases linked to a company, newest or oldest first, optionally filtered by nature of suit or court. Paginate with next_cursor. At most 25 per call.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"description": "Docket Nexus company slug, as used by get_company.",
"title": "Slug",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Cases to return, 1-25. Defaults to 25.",
"title": "Limit"
},
"cursor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Opaque pagination token from a previous call's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.",
"title": "Cursor"
},
"sort": {
"default": "newest",
"description": "Order by case filing date. 'newest' (default) or 'oldest'.",
"enum": [
"newest",
"oldest"
],
"title": "Sort",
"type": "string"
},
"nature_of_suit": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Filter to one nature-of-suit category as shown on the company page (e.g. 'Product Liability').",
"title": "Nature Of Suit"
},
"court": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Filter to one court as shown on the company page (e.g. 'District Court, N.D. Alabama').",
"title": "Court"
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
],
"title": "get_company_casesArguments"
}🟢get_case(case_url)
Get a public case by its Docket Nexus URL (https://docketnexus.com/case/.../): caption, court, docket number, dates, judge, cause, nature of suit, parties as shown on the case page, and disposition when recorded.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"case_url": {
"description": "Full Docket Nexus case URL, e.g. https://docketnexus.com/case/<slug>-<id>/ . Returned as canonical_url by search_cases and get_company_cases.",
"title": "Case Url",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"case_url"
],
"title": "get_caseArguments"
}🟢get_case_docket(case_url, limit, cursor)
List a public case's docket entries newest first, with document availability. Paginate with next_cursor. At most 50 per call. Entries the site does not publish are omitted and only counted.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"case_url": {
"description": "Full Docket Nexus case URL, as accepted by get_case.",
"title": "Case Url",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Entries to return, 1-50. Defaults to 50.",
"title": "Limit"
},
"cursor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Opaque pagination token from a previous call's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.",
"title": "Cursor"
}
},
"required": [
"case_url"
],
"title": "get_case_docketArguments"
}🟢get_document(document_id)
Get public metadata for a docket document by its Docket Nexus document id: entry, date, description, page count, availability and parent case. Metadata only; no document text.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"document_id": {
"description": "Docket Nexus document id, as returned in a get_case_docket entry's document_id field. Metadata only is returned; document text is never served.",
"title": "Document Id",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"document_id"
],
"title": "get_documentArguments"
}🟢search_cases(query, limit, cursor)
Search public cases by caption words, 'A v. B', or a federal docket number WITH its office prefix (e.g. 1:24-cv-01234). Results are newest first, at most 25 per call; paginate with next_cursor.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"description": "Caption words, an 'A v. B' party pairing, or a federal docket number INCLUDING its office prefix (e.g. '1:24-cv-01234'). A docket number without the office prefix is refused.",
"title": "Query",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Results to return, 1-25. Defaults to 25.",
"title": "Limit"
},
"cursor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Opaque pagination token from a previous call's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.",
"title": "Cursor"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"title": "search_casesArguments"
}Community
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