# legal-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to conduct US legal research and analyze case law. The legal-mcp server provides a remotely callable interface to search, retrieve, and analyze US case law from the CourtListener API, generating evidence packs from primary sources. It is ideal for use cases requiring accurate and efficient legal research, such as building evidence packs or verifying legal precedents.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/mcpservings-legal-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mcpservings-legal-mcp

## Description

A remotely callable MCP server for US legal research that provides tools to search, retrieve, and analyze US case law from the CourtListener API, enabling agents to build evidence packs from primary sources without generating legal content.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/qb6914au9z)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/MCPServings/legal-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": "mcpservings-legal-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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