A side-by-side look at the KnowJudges and Notch MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose KnowJudges for legal work over a hosted endpoint; choose Notch for multimedia process over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
find_judges, get_judge_profile, get_judge_biography.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | N Notch | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | 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 | — |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 26 views 12 installs 6 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View KnowJudges | View Notch |
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.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": {
"knowjudges": {
"url": "https://knowjudges.com/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"notch": {
"url": "https://app.usenotch.ai/mcp/setup"
}
}
}