CourtAPI — Federal Court Data vs Ris Austria MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the CourtAPI — Federal Court Data and Ris Austria MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose CourtAPI — Federal Court Data when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Ris Austria MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	CourtAPI — Federal Court Data Legal	Ris Austria MCP Server Legal
Summary	Search and retrieve US federal court cases, dockets, claims, and documents via PACER	Search Austrian federal and state law, court decisions, and the authentic Bundesgesetzblatt (RIS).
Category & Scope	Legal	Legal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "courtapi-federal-court-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@courtio/courtapi-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ris-austria-mcp-server": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "@cyanheads/ris-austria-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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