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Docket Nexus

by docketnexus.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.docketnexus

Search public U.S. federal litigation: companies, cases, dockets and document metadata.

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6 tools: 6 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http docketnexus https://mcp.docketnexus.com/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

6 tools

Only reads 6Claude Code: allow
  • get_caseGet 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…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_case" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_case_docketList a public case's docket entries newest first, with document availability.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_case_docket" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_companyGet a public company's Docket Nexus profile by slug (e.g.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_company" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_company_casesList public cases linked to a company, newest or oldest first, optionally filtered by nature of suit or court.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_company_cases" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_documentGet public metadata for a docket document by its Docket Nexus document id: entry, date, description, page count, availability and parent case.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_document" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • search_casesSearch public cases by caption words, 'A v.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_cases" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http docketnexus https://mcp.docketnexus.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__docketnexus__get_company",
      "mcp__docketnexus__get_company_cases",
      "mcp__docketnexus__get_case",
      "mcp__docketnexus__get_case_docket",
      "mcp__docketnexus__get_document",
      "mcp__docketnexus__search_cases"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as docketnexus. Review it before you use it.