A side-by-side look at the Docket Alarm and Whimbrel MedTech Analyst 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 Whimbrel MedTech Analyst for legal. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
docketalarm_search, docketalarm_get_docket, docketalarm_search_pacer.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 29/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | 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 |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Docket Alarm | View Whimbrel MedTech Analyst |
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…No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"docket-alarm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-docket-alarm"
]
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Whimbrel MedTech Analyst yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.