Search CourtListener for federal court dockets by case name, party name, or docket number. Returns a list of matching cases with IDs you can use in other tools.

Fetch full metadata for a specific CourtListener docket by its numeric ID. Returns case name, docket number, court, judge, filing dates, and status.

Get docket entries (filings) for a case, optionally filtered to entries since a given date. Use this to check what has been filed since you last looked at a case.

Get a combined summary of a docket: key metadata plus the most recent N filings. Ideal for a quick status check on a matter.

Get the parties and their attorneys for a docket.

Add a docket to the watch list. Use check_watched_dockets to poll all watched dockets for updates.

Remove a docket from the watch list.

List all dockets currently on the watch list.

Poll all watched dockets for new filings since they were last checked. Updates the last-checked timestamp for each docket after polling. When triage is enabled, each new filing is classified by urgency via the connected model (sampling) — routine, needs-review, or urgent.

Fuzzy-search the firm's configured client list (SharePoint, Excel, or custom webhook) for clients matching a name or query. Requires CLIENT_SOURCE_TYPE to be configured. Use this to find candidate clients before linking a docket with link_docket_to_client.

Link a docket to a client in the firm's client list. If the case name matches a single client with high confidence, links automatically. If multiple clients are plausible matches, asks the user to confirm via an interactive prompt (elicitation) rather than guessing. Requires CLIENT_SOURCE_TYPE to be configured.

Health check the configured client list backend (SharePoint, Excel, or webhook). Useful when setting up a new connection to verify credentials and connectivity.