Dayanak vs Docket Alarm
A side-by-side look at the Dayanak and Docket Alarm MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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DayanakLegal · Local subprocess (stdio)Citation-safe Turkish legal research: court decisions and legislation from official sources.41FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Dayanak for legal work as a local process; choose Docket Alarm for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
DChoose Dayanak when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Docket Alarm when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
docketalarm_search, docketalarm_get_docket, docketalarm_search_pacer.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | D Dayanak | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
Tools & capabilities
Dayanak tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Docket Alarm tools 3
docketalarm_searchSearch court dockets (state + federal) for `<query>` — full-text search across 675M+ US state, county, and federal court dockets (deeper state coverage than CourtListener). Returns matching cases with court, docket number, title, filing date, and link. Example: docketalarm_search({ q: "patent infri…docketalarm_get_docketGet full docket detail for a case — returns case title, parties, filing date, and docket entries for a specific court + docket number. Cached documents are free. Example: docketalarm_get_docket({ court: "U.S. District Court, N.D. California", docket: "5:11-cv-01846", _apiKey: "user@example.com:your…docketalarm_search_pacerSearch federal PACER dockets by party — live party-name search across federal PACER (Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, MDL). Note: this passes live PACER search fees at cost. Returns matching federal cases with court, docket, title, and filing date. Example: docketalarm_search_pacer({ party_n…
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Dayanak
{
"mcpServers": {
"dayanak": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"dayanak",
"dayanak-server"
]
}
}
}
Docket Alarm
{
"mcpServers": {
"docket-alarm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-docket-alarm"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Dayanak is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Docket Alarm belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Dayanak for legal work and Docket Alarm for legal.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Dayanak has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Docket Alarm has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add dayanak and docket-alarm as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Dayanak has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars. Docket Alarm has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.