A side-by-side look at the Midwest Legal Docs and Trademarks MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Midwest Legal Docs for legal work; choose Trademarks for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
MLD_AGENT_API_KEY, PORT, ALLOWED_HOSTS.search_trademarks, get_trademark_by_serial, get_trademark_by_registration.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 29/100 · Emerging | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | MLD_AGENT_API_KEYPORTALLOWED_HOSTS | 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 | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Midwest Legal Docs | View Trademarks |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
search_trademarksSearch US federal trademarks by mark text — the clearance/knockout-search path. Find registered and pending marks by wordmark without knowing a serial or registration number, then filter by international class and live/dead status to see which marks are actually enforceable. Covers the full USPTO r…get_trademark_by_serialLook up a US trademark by serial number. Returns status, owner, filing/registration dates, goods/services, and classification. Requires USPTO API key (free at account.uspto.gov).get_trademark_by_registrationLook up a US trademark by registration number. Returns status, owner, mark text, goods/services, and classification. Requires USPTO API key.get_trademark_documentsGet the prosecution history (office actions, responses, etc.) for a trademark by serial number. Requires USPTO API key.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.
No confirmed install command for Midwest Legal Docs yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"trademarks": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-trademarks"
]
}
}
}