This repo and Vaquill-AI/courtlistener-mcp are two parallel MCP servers wrapping the same CourtListener API. Two independent open-source implementations with different trade-offs. Proposing mutual documentation cross-links so users discovering one are aware of the other.
Quick differentiator summary:
- This repo: STDIO transport, 12 tools, FastMCP, civil-rights litigation focus, free CourtListener tier.
Vaquill-AI/courtlistener-mcp: HTTP transport with a hosted endpoint at courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai, BYOK header auth, /health route, 28+ tools, semantic + hybrid search surface. MIT.
Both leverage CourtListener's November 2025 semantic-search release. Different deployments, different tool surfaces, same upstream.
Three depths, pick whichever fits:
- Docs cross-link only. Add a "Related implementations" section to both READMEs with mutual links and a one-line scope summary. Two-line PR on each side.
- Shared
COMPARISON.md. Single shared doc maintained by both projects covering tool surface, transport, auth, hosting, scope. We can draft the first version.
- Shared configuration recipes. Working
claude_desktop_config.json / Cursor / VS Code examples that show both servers configured side by side. Useful for users who want STDIO + remote together.
Not a merger proposal. Both stay independent.
This repo and
Vaquill-AI/courtlistener-mcpare two parallel MCP servers wrapping the same CourtListener API. Two independent open-source implementations with different trade-offs. Proposing mutual documentation cross-links so users discovering one are aware of the other.Quick differentiator summary:
Vaquill-AI/courtlistener-mcp: HTTP transport with a hosted endpoint atcourtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai, BYOK header auth,/healthroute, 28+ tools, semantic + hybrid search surface. MIT.Both leverage CourtListener's November 2025 semantic-search release. Different deployments, different tool surfaces, same upstream.
Three depths, pick whichever fits:
COMPARISON.md. Single shared doc maintained by both projects covering tool surface, transport, auth, hosting, scope. We can draft the first version.claude_desktop_config.json/ Cursor / VS Code examples that show both servers configured side by side. Useful for users who want STDIO + remote together.Not a merger proposal. Both stay independent.