API access
Your AI client reaches CourtListener & RECAP through one ParcelOps MCP endpoint, so there is no separate key to hold for it and no per-source client to write. Reaching it takes no credentials of your own.
Where it came from
PublisherCourtListener and the RECAP Archive
Freshness and coverage
FreshnessLive · Envelope source.retrievedAt records the upstream retrieval time; ParcelOps caches searches for up to 1 hour and directory or disclosure lists for up to 24 hours.
Places coveredUnited States
Time coveredNot declared
CredentialsNo credentials required
What this source cannot tell you
- ⚠ Anything outside United States. A request past that edge comes back empty rather than approximated.
- ⚠ Which years it spans, because the covered period is not declared.
- ⚠ Anything CourtListener and the RECAP Archive does not publish. ParcelOps returns this source as it stands and never fills a blank field from a different one.
- ⚠ RECAP is a contributed archive and is not a complete PACER substitute.
- ⚠ A bankruptcy name result is a potential party match until identity is verified.
- ⚠ Judge-name results require identity verification.
- ⚠ An absent CourtListener financial-disclosure record is not proof that no disclosure exists.
Methods (7)
A method is one call your agent can make against this source.
searchBankruptcyDockets
readScreen bankruptcy dockets by party, court, and earliest filing date.
What you must providepartyNameRecords returnedbankruptcy-docketHow to get more resultscursor (cursorField: cursor)FreshnessLiveInput schema
{ "type": "object", "properties": { "partyName": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 200 }, "courtIds": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 20, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9]+$" }, "maxItems": 50 }, "dateFiledAfter": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "cursor": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2048 } }, "required": [ "partyName" ], "additionalProperties": false }Output schema
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "required": [ "kind", "schemaVersion", "dataset", "query", "summary", "records", "pagination", "source", "export", "privacy", "caveats" ], "properties": { "kind": { "const": "parcelops.public-data" }, "schemaVersion": { "const": "1.0" }, "dataset": { "type": "object", "required": [ "connector", "method", "name", "jurisdiction" ], "properties": { "connector": { "const": "courtlistener" }, "method": { "enum": [ "searchBankruptcyDockets", "searchDockets", "searchOpinions", "searchJudges", "listCourts", "listFinancialDisclosures" ] }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "jurisdiction": { "const": "United States" } } }, "query": { "type": "object" }, "summary": { "type": "object", "required": [ "matchedRecords", "returnedRecords", "truncated" ], "properties": { "matchedRecords": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "minimum": 0 }, "returnedRecords": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }, "truncated": { "type": "boolean" } } }, "records": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } }, "pagination": { "type": [ "object", "null" ] }, "source": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "url", "retrievedAt" ], "properties": { "name": { "const": "CourtListener and the RECAP Archive" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "documentationUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "attribution": { "const": "Free Law Project" }, "retrievedAt": { "type": "string" } } }, "export": { "type": "object" }, "privacy": { "type": "object" }, "caveats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }- ⚠ A name hit is a potential party match, not proof that the audited entity filed bankruptcy.
Name results are potential matches; RECAP is not complete PACER coverage.
searchDockets
readSearch federal RECAP dockets by query, court, date, or nature of suit (for example, foreclosure).
Records returnedfederal-docketHow to get more resultscursor (cursorField: cursor)FreshnessLiveInput schema
{ "type": "object", "properties": { "q": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 300 }, "court": { "type": "string", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 20, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9]+$" }, "dateFiledAfter": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "dateFiledBefore": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "date_filed_after": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "date_filed_before": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "cursor": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2048 }, "natureOfSuit": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 80 }, { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 999 } ] }, "nature_of_suit": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 80 }, { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 999 } ] } }, "required": [], "additionalProperties": false }Output schema
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "required": [ "kind", "schemaVersion", "dataset", "query", "summary", "records", "pagination", "source", "export", "privacy", "caveats" ], "properties": { "kind": { "const": "parcelops.public-data" }, "schemaVersion": { "const": "1.0" }, "dataset": { "type": "object", "required": [ "connector", "method", "name", "jurisdiction" ], "properties": { "connector": { "const": "courtlistener" }, "method": { "enum": [ "searchBankruptcyDockets", "searchDockets", "searchOpinions", "searchJudges", "listCourts", "listFinancialDisclosures" ] }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "jurisdiction": { "const": "United States" } } }, "query": { "type": "object" }, "summary": { "type": "object", "required": [ "matchedRecords", "returnedRecords", "truncated" ], "properties": { "matchedRecords": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "minimum": 0 }, "returnedRecords": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }, "truncated": { "type": "boolean" } } }, "records": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } }, "pagination": { "type": [ "object", "null" ] }, "source": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "url", "retrievedAt" ], "properties": { "name": { "const": "CourtListener and the RECAP Archive" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "documentationUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "attribution": { "const": "Free Law Project" }, "retrievedAt": { "type": "string" } } }, "export": { "type": "object" }, "privacy": { "type": "object" }, "caveats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }- ⚠ Nature-of-suit filters reflect court coding and can omit cases with malformed or missing codes.
searchOpinions
readSearch U.S. judicial opinions by query, court, or filing date.
Records returnedjudicial-opinionHow to get more resultscursor (cursorField: cursor)FreshnessLiveInput schema
{ "type": "object", "properties": { "q": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 300 }, "court": { "type": "string", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 20, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9]+$" }, "dateFiledAfter": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "dateFiledBefore": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "date_filed_after": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "date_filed_before": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$" }, "cursor": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2048 } }, "required": [], "additionalProperties": false }Output schema
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "required": [ "kind", "schemaVersion", "dataset", "query", "summary", "records", "pagination", "source", "export", "privacy", "caveats" ], "properties": { "kind": { "const": "parcelops.public-data" }, "schemaVersion": { "const": "1.0" }, "dataset": { "type": "object", "required": [ "connector", "method", "name", "jurisdiction" ], "properties": { "connector": { "const": "courtlistener" }, "method": { "enum": [ "searchBankruptcyDockets", "searchDockets", "searchOpinions", "searchJudges", "listCourts", "listFinancialDisclosures" ] }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "jurisdiction": { "const": "United States" } } }, "query": { "type": "object" }, "summary": { "type": "object", "required": [ "matchedRecords", "returnedRecords", "truncated" ], "properties": { "matchedRecords": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "minimum": 0 }, "returnedRecords": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }, "truncated": { "type": "boolean" } } }, "records": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } }, "pagination": { "type": [ "object", "null" ] }, "source": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "url", "retrievedAt" ], "properties": { "name": { "const": "CourtListener and the RECAP Archive" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "documentationUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "attribution": { "const": "Free Law Project" }, "retrievedAt": { "type": "string" } } }, "export": { "type": "object" }, "privacy": { "type": "object" }, "caveats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }searchJudges
readSearch CourtListener people records for judges by a bounded query.
What you must provideqRecords returnedjudicial-personHow to get more resultscursor (cursorField: cursor)FreshnessLiveInput schema
{ "type": "object", "properties": { "q": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 300 }, "cursor": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2048 } }, "required": [ "q" ], "additionalProperties": false }Output schema
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "required": [ "kind", "schemaVersion", "dataset", "query", "summary", "records", "pagination", "source", "export", "privacy", "caveats" ], "properties": { "kind": { "const": "parcelops.public-data" }, "schemaVersion": { "const": "1.0" }, "dataset": { "type": "object", "required": [ "connector", "method", "name", "jurisdiction" ], "properties": { "connector": { "const": "courtlistener" }, "method": { "enum": [ "searchBankruptcyDockets", "searchDockets", "searchOpinions", "searchJudges", "listCourts", "listFinancialDisclosures" ] }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "jurisdiction": { "const": "United States" } } }, "query": { "type": "object" }, "summary": { "type": "object", "required": [ "matchedRecords", "returnedRecords", "truncated" ], "properties": { "matchedRecords": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "minimum": 0 }, "returnedRecords": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }, "truncated": { "type": "boolean" } } }, "records": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } }, "pagination": { "type": [ "object", "null" ] }, "source": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "url", "retrievedAt" ], "properties": { "name": { "const": "CourtListener and the RECAP Archive" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "documentationUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "attribution": { "const": "Free Law Project" }, "retrievedAt": { "type": "string" } } }, "export": { "type": "object" }, "privacy": { "type": "object" }, "caveats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }- ⚠ A name result is a possible person match; verify identity before relying on it.
listCourts
readList courts with their jurisdiction, dates, and source identifiers.
Records returnedcourtHow to get more resultscursor (cursorField: cursor)FreshnessLiveInput schema
{ "type": "object", "properties": { "cursor": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2048 } }, "required": [], "additionalProperties": false }Output schema
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "required": [ "kind", "schemaVersion", "dataset", "query", "summary", "records", "pagination", "source", "export", "privacy", "caveats" ], "properties": { "kind": { "const": "parcelops.public-data" }, "schemaVersion": { "const": "1.0" }, "dataset": { "type": "object", "required": [ "connector", "method", "name", "jurisdiction" ], "properties": { "connector": { "const": "courtlistener" }, "method": { "enum": [ "searchBankruptcyDockets", "searchDockets", "searchOpinions", "searchJudges", "listCourts", "listFinancialDisclosures" ] }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "jurisdiction": { "const": "United States" } } }, "query": { "type": "object" }, "summary": { "type": "object", "required": [ "matchedRecords", "returnedRecords", "truncated" ], "properties": { "matchedRecords": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "minimum": 0 }, "returnedRecords": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }, "truncated": { "type": "boolean" } } }, "records": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } }, "pagination": { "type": [ "object", "null" ] }, "source": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "url", "retrievedAt" ], "properties": { "name": { "const": "CourtListener and the RECAP Archive" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "documentationUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "attribution": { "const": "Free Law Project" }, "retrievedAt": { "type": "string" } } }, "export": { "type": "object" }, "privacy": { "type": "object" }, "caveats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }listFinancialDisclosures
readList judicial financial-disclosure records with bounded pagination.
Records returnedjudicial-financial-disclosureHow to get more resultscursor (cursorField: cursor)FreshnessLiveInput schema
{ "type": "object", "properties": { "cursor": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2048 } }, "required": [], "additionalProperties": false }Output schema
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "required": [ "kind", "schemaVersion", "dataset", "query", "summary", "records", "pagination", "source", "export", "privacy", "caveats" ], "properties": { "kind": { "const": "parcelops.public-data" }, "schemaVersion": { "const": "1.0" }, "dataset": { "type": "object", "required": [ "connector", "method", "name", "jurisdiction" ], "properties": { "connector": { "const": "courtlistener" }, "method": { "enum": [ "searchBankruptcyDockets", "searchDockets", "searchOpinions", "searchJudges", "listCourts", "listFinancialDisclosures" ] }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "jurisdiction": { "const": "United States" } } }, "query": { "type": "object" }, "summary": { "type": "object", "required": [ "matchedRecords", "returnedRecords", "truncated" ], "properties": { "matchedRecords": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "minimum": 0 }, "returnedRecords": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }, "truncated": { "type": "boolean" } } }, "records": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } }, "pagination": { "type": [ "object", "null" ] }, "source": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "url", "retrievedAt" ], "properties": { "name": { "const": "CourtListener and the RECAP Archive" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "documentationUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "attribution": { "const": "Free Law Project" }, "retrievedAt": { "type": "string" } } }, "export": { "type": "object" }, "privacy": { "type": "object" }, "caveats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }- ⚠ An absent CourtListener record is not proof that no judicial financial disclosure exists.
getServiceInfo
readDescribe token auth, rate limits, pagination, coverage, and caveats.
FreshnessLive (source-level)Input schema
{ "type": "object", "properties": {}, "required": [], "additionalProperties": false }
Where this source is used
- Commercial real estate
Parcel and assessment records, building programs, and the entity on the other side of the deal.
- Real estate law
Federal rule text, rulemaking dockets, party records, and the property facts a filing has to state.
- Is this company on a federal exclusion list?