Documentation Index
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DocketLayer exposes a remote MCP server at POST /v2/mcp. Any MCP-compatible client — Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or any agent using the MCP Streamable HTTP transport — can connect directly. No package installation required.
Endpoint
POST https://api.docketlayer.ai/v2/mcp
2025-11-25)
Claude Code setup
Add DocketLayer to your Claude Code MCP configuration (~/.claude/mcp.json or project-level .claude/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"docketlayer": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.docketlayer.ai/v2/mcp"
}
}
}
payment_tx argument (see Payment below).
Claude Desktop setup
In your Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"docketlayer": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.docketlayer.ai/v2/mcp"
}
}
}
docketlayer_status
Returns DocketLayer’s current operational status, covered courts, planned coverage, and API version.
docketlayer_court_list
Lists all courts DocketLayer covers or plans to cover, with court codes, names, jurisdictions, and case ID formats.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|
include_planned | boolean | Include planned courts. Default: true. |
docketlayer_pricing
Returns pricing model — per-query cost, free endpoints, and payment protocol.
Each paid tool accepts a payment_tx argument — a base64-encoded signed Solana USDC transfer of $0.99 to the DocketLayer receiver address. Omit payment_tx to receive structured payment instructions instead of an error (see Payment).
docketlayer_case_query
Queries a case for current context and recent docket activity. Costs $0.99 per call.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
case_id | string | Yes | Case identifier |
court_code | string | Yes | Court identifier |
payment_tx | string | No | Base64-encoded signed Solana USDC transfer. Omit to receive payment instructions. |
last_checked | string | No | ISO-8601 timestamp. Includes delta block when supplied. |
context | string | No | basic or full |
language | string | No | en or fr |
filing_types | string | No | Comma-separated filing types to filter delta |
docketlayer_case_monitor
Checks whether a case has changed since a given timestamp. Slimmer than case_query for high-frequency loops. Costs $0.99 per call.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
case_id | string | Yes | Case identifier |
court_code | string | Yes | Court identifier |
last_checked | string | Yes | ISO-8601 timestamp with timezone offset |
payment_tx | string | No | Base64-encoded signed Solana USDC transfer. Omit to receive payment instructions. |
docketlayer_case_batch
Queries up to 50 cases in a single call. Each successful case costs $0.99.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|
queries | array | Array of query objects — same fields as case_query (excluding payment_tx) |
payment_tx | string | Base64-encoded signed Solana USDC transfer. Omit to receive payment instructions. |
docketlayer_wallet_info
Returns the configured wallet’s signing-key state and optionally recent callback delivery history.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|
payment_tx_keys | string | Payment for the keys lookup ($0.99). Omit to receive payment instructions. |
include_deliveries | boolean | Include callback delivery history. Default: false. |
payment_tx_deliveries | string | Payment for delivery history ($0.99). Required when include_deliveries is true. |
deliveries_limit | number | Max delivery records to return. Default: 50. Max: 200. |
Payment
Paid tools do not require a pre-configured wallet. Instead, each call accepts a payment_tx argument.
If payment_tx is omitted, the tool returns structured payment instructions rather than an error:
{
"payment_required": true,
"amount_usdc": "0.99",
"network": "Solana (mainnet)",
"recipient": "<receiver_address>",
"asset": "USDC",
"next_step": "Create a Solana USDC transfer of 0.99 USDC to <receiver_address>, sign it, base64-encode the signed transaction, and call this tool again with that value as payment_tx."
}
payment_tx.
See x402 payment protocol for details on constructing payment transactions.
Example usage in Claude
Once configured, you can ask Claude directly:
“Check DocketLayer for any new filings in case 1:24-cv-01234 in the Southern District of New York since January 1st.”
Claude will call docketlayer_case_query. If payment is required, it will relay the payment instructions so you can construct the payment_tx and retry. The three free tools (docketlayer_status, docketlayer_court_list, docketlayer_pricing) work without any payment.
