Docket Nexus

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

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

Add to your agent

Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Docket Nexus": {
      "url": "https://mcp.docketnexus.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (6)

• get_company read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • slug (required) — string — Docket Nexus company slug, lowercase and hyphenated, as it appears in a /party/<slug>/ URL (e.g. '3m-company').

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_company_cases read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • slug (required) — string — Docket Nexus company slug, as used by get_company.
  • sort — string — Order by case filing date. 'newest' (default) or 'oldest'.
  • court — Filter to one court as shown on the company page (e.g. 'District Court, N.D. Alabama').
  • limit — Cases to return, 1-25. Defaults to 25.
  • cursor — Opaque pagination token from a previous call's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.
  • nature_of_suit — Filter to one nature-of-suit category as shown on the company page (e.g. 'Product Liability').

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_case read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • case_url (required) — string — Full Docket Nexus case URL, e.g. https://docketnexus.com/case/<slug>-<id>/ . Returned as canonical_url by search_cases and get_company_cases.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_case_docket read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • case_url (required) — string — Full Docket Nexus case URL, as accepted by get_case.
  • limit — Entries to return, 1-50. Defaults to 50.
  • cursor — Opaque pagination token from a previous call's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_document read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • document_id (required) — integer — 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.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• search_cases read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — 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.
  • limit — Results to return, 1-25. Defaults to 25.
  • cursor — Opaque pagination token from a previous call's next_cursor. Omit for the first page.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

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