Docket Alarm vs Malaysia CourtDB
A side-by-side look at the Docket Alarm and Malaysia CourtDB MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Docket Alarm for legal work as a local process; choose Malaysia CourtDB for legal over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
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.
Choose Malaysia CourtDB when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
Malaysia_list_cases, Malaysia_get_case.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 2 |
| Full listing | View Docket Alarm | View Malaysia CourtDB |
Tools & capabilities
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…
Malaysia CourtDB tools 2
Malaysia_list_casesPaginated Malaysian court case search. Filters are combined with AND logic.Malaysia_get_caseFetch one Malaysian court case by id after selecting it from a search result.
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.
Docket Alarm
{
"mcpServers": {
"docket-alarm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-docket-alarm"
]
}
}
}
Malaysia CourtDB
{
"mcpServers": {
"malaysia-courtdb": {
"url": "https://my.courtdb.org/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Docket Alarm is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Malaysia CourtDB belongs to Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Docket Alarm for legal work and Malaysia CourtDB 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.
Docket Alarm has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Malaysia CourtDB 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 docket-alarm and malaysia-courtdb as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Docket Alarm has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Malaysia CourtDB has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.