Courtroom5 MCP Server

Courtroom5 is a provider-hosted MCP connector that brings the Courtroom5 self-represented litigant platform into Claude and other MCP-compatible clients. It targets the roughly 80% of civil litigants who appear in court without an attorney, providing jurisdiction-aware case intake, deadline calculations, and procedural next-step guidance covering all 50 U.S. states.

The connector exposes the same core workflow that powers Courtroom5's web product: mapping a user's narrative into legal claims, elements, facts, and evidence; evaluating procedural options and suggesting the next motion or filing; generating first-pass drafts with valid case law and court rules; and maintaining a docket record summarizing filings as the matter progresses. It is designed to complement, not replace, attorney advice, and outputs are intended as drafts for the litigant to review.

Courtroom5 was announced as part of Anthropic's May 2026 legal industry launch and ships in the default .mcp.json of the legal-clinic plugin in the official anthropics/claude-for-legal repository. According to the company, it has served more than 12,000 self-represented litigants, and access requires an active Courtroom5 subscription.

Tools

Prerequisites

• An active Courtroom5 subscription (see courtroom5.com/pricing)
• An MCP-compatible client (Claude.ai, Claude Code, or another remote-MCP client)

Add the connector in Claude

In Claude (claude.ai), open the sidebar and go to Customize, Connectors, Browse Connectors, then select Courtroom5 from the directory and complete the authentication flow with your Courtroom5 account.

Manual configuration

Courtroom5 is a remote (HTTP) MCP server. The official configuration shipped in the Anthropic claude-for-legal legal-clinic plugin is:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Courtroom5": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.courtroom5.com",
      "title": "Courtroom5",
      "description": "Courtroom5 — jurisdiction-aware guidance for self-represented litigants: case intake, deadline calculations, procedural next steps."
    }
  }
}

You can drop this block into the mcpServers section of your client's MCP config (for example .mcp.json) and complete the sign-in flow on first use.

Using it inside the legal-clinic plugin

Courtroom5 is included by default in the legal-clinic plugin from anthropics/claude-for-legal. Installing that plugin wires up Courtroom5 alongside CourtListener, Descrybe, Slack, and Google Drive for a self-represented-litigant clinic workflow.

• Intake a new civil matter by jurisdiction and case type, then receive a structured map of claims, elements, facts, and supporting evidence.
• Calculate filing and response deadlines (e.g., answer due dates, motion response windows) under the correct state or federal rules.
• Decide what to file next in an active case by asking for procedural guidance based on the current posture (e.g., after a motion to dismiss).
• Draft a first-pass motion, response, or discovery request grounded in jurisdiction rules and relevant case law.
• Maintain and query a plain-language docket summary as new orders and filings are added to the case.

• "I was just served with a complaint in North Carolina state court. Use Courtroom5 to set up the case and tell me when my answer is due."
• "Ask Courtroom5 to map this complaint to claims and elements, then tell me which elements are weakest based on the facts I described."
• "I want to file a motion to compel discovery in my California civil case. Use Courtroom5 to draft a first pass and list the supporting authority."
• "Calculate every deadline that flows from today's order granting leave to amend in my Florida case."
• "What is the recommended next filing after the defendant's motion to dismiss in my matter? Use Courtroom5's procedural guidance."

• Official, provider-hosted connector listed in Anthropic's claude-for-legal legal-clinic plugin, so no self-hosting is required.
• Jurisdiction-aware across all 50 states, including deadline math and procedural next-step logic that most general-purpose AI tools cannot reliably do.
• Designed specifically for pro se civil litigants, a use case that legal research platforms like CourtListener and Descrybe do not directly address.
• Built on Courtroom5's existing case-structure framework (claims, elements, facts, evidence), which produces more disciplined drafts than ad-hoc prompting.

• Requires a paid Courtroom5 subscription; the connector itself is gated behind customer auth.
• Public documentation of the exact MCP tool surface (tool names and schemas) is limited; capabilities described here are derived from the product's documented features rather than a published tool spec.
• Scope is U.S. civil litigation for self-represented parties; it is not a substitute for an attorney and is not aimed at criminal, immigration, or non-U.S. matters.

• CourtListener MCP, Free Law Project's connector for U.S. case law, PACER dockets, and citation verification.
• Descrybe MCP, primary law research by concept, citation lookup, and treatment checking.
• General legal research connectors bundled in the anthropics/claude-for-legal plugins for litigation and clinic workflows.