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Legal Research MCP — Court Records Lookup

nexgendata-apify/legal-mcp-server

Federal and state court record lookup. Run a name or company through and get back filings, case status, and judgment data. Common uses: M&A due diligence, hiring background checks, journalist investigations. Returns structured records, not raw PDFs.

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Tools: 1
Runs: Hosted
Prompts: 1
Listed: 7mo ago

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Add it to your agent

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install nexgendata-apify/legal-mcp-server --client claude

Swap --client claude for cursor, vscode, windsurf or another client. The CLI asks for any required settings.

claude mcp add --transport http legal-research-mcp-court-records https://server.smithery.ai/nexgendata-apify/legal-mcp-server/mcp

A hosted server: nothing to install. Run /mcp in Claude Code to sign in if it asks.

[mcp_servers.legal-research-mcp-court-records]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/nexgendata-apify/legal-mcp-server/mcp"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "legal-research-mcp-court-records": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/nexgendata-apify/legal-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "servers": {
    "legal-research-mcp-court-records": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/nexgendata-apify/legal-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json.

gemini mcp add --transport http legal-research-mcp-court-records https://server.smithery.ai/nexgendata-apify/legal-mcp-server/mcp

Saved to .gemini/settings.json.

What it can do

1 tool

search_court_records3 paramsSearch public court records database by individual name, case number, or state jurisdiction. Returns case details including parties invol…

Search public court records database by individual name, case number, or state jurisdiction. Returns case details including parties involved, case type (civil/criminal), filing date, judgment, and docket number. Use for background checks, legal research, or case tracking. Limited to public records.

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	string	Full name or partial name of person involved in case (e.g. 'John Smith', 'Jane Doe')
`state`	string	U.S. state or jurisdiction for search (e.g. 'CA', 'NY', 'Texas')
`case_number`	string	Case identifier/docket number if known (e.g. '2023-CV-001234')

Ready-made

Prompts

records_searchSearch public court records by name or case number with jurisdiction filtering.

Readable data

Resources

Court Records CoveragePublic court records across US state jurisdictions. Civil and criminal case search.