HEY Research Lab vs KnowJudges
A side-by-side look at the HEY Research Lab and KnowJudges MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose HEY Research Lab for legal work as a local process; choose KnowJudges 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 HEY Research Lab when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose KnowJudges when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
find_judges, get_judge_profile, get_judge_biography.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 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 |
Tools & capabilities
HEY Research Lab tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
KnowJudges tools 6
find_judgesResolve a likely judge and canonical KnowJudges slug.get_judge_profileRetrieve a public judge profile containing source-linked, scoped findings.get_judge_biographyRetrieve sourced public background information about a judge without behavioral inference.get_courtroom_presentation_rulesResearch courtroom presentation requirements and guidance, including topics such as:find_ai_abuse_casesFind up to 10 court cases involving AI-generated legal errors.get_recent_rule_changesRetrieve changes recorded since KnowJudges change tracking began.
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.
HEY Research Lab
{
"mcpServers": {
"hey-research-lab": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hey-research-lab/mcp"
]
}
}
}
KnowJudges
{
"mcpServers": {
"knowjudges": {
"url": "https://knowjudges.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
HEY Research Lab is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. KnowJudges belongs to Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick HEY Research Lab for legal work and KnowJudges 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.
HEY Research Lab has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. KnowJudges 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 hey-research-lab and knowjudges as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, HEY Research Lab has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. KnowJudges has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.