CourtListener

Name: CourtListener
Author: Vaquill-AI

Vaquill-AI

MCP server for the CourtListener legal database (US federal/state courts, PACER, eCFR). Hosted at courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai with bring-your-own-key auth. Works with Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http courtlistener https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/ --header 'X-CourtListener-Token: <X_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN>'

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.courtlistener]
url = "https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/"
http_headers = { X-CourtListener-Token = "<X_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN>" }

# codex mcp add courtlistener --url https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "courtlistener": {
      "url": "https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-CourtListener-Token": "<X_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "courtlistener": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-CourtListener-Token": "<X_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "courtlistener": {
      "httpUrl": "https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-CourtListener-Token": "<X_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "courtlistener": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/",
        "--header",
        "X-CourtListener-Token:<X_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "courtlistener": {
      "url": "https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-CourtListener-Token": "<X_COURTLISTENER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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