# CourtAPI MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve US federal court cases, dockets, claims, and documents. It solves problems related to legal research, case tracking, and document retrieval by providing direct access to PACER via AI assistants like Claude. The CourtAPI MCP Server takes search queries as input and returns relevant case information and documents as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/courtio-courtapi-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/courtio-courtapi-mcp

## Description

Search and retrieve US federal court cases, dockets, claims, and documents via PACER — directly from Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/gxmcslxn2o)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/courtio/courtapi-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "courtio-courtapi-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/courtio-courtapi-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/courtio-courtapi-mcp/pull`

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