Romania vs Docket Alarm
A side-by-side look at the Romania and Docket Alarm MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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RomaniaLegal · Local subprocess (stdio)Romanian public data: ANAF company status, financials, court cases, BNR rates, shop checks53GoodAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Romania for legal work as a local process; choose Docket Alarm for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
RChoose Romania when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
ROMANIA_MCP_CACHE, ROMANIA_MCP_CACHE_PATH. - You want tools like
shop_check, company_lookup, company_financials.
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.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | R Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ROMANIA_MCP_CACHEROMANIA_MCP_CACHE_PATH | 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 | 6 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Romania | View Docket Alarm |
Tools & capabilities
Romania tools 6
shop_checkis this online shop legit? reads the CUI off the site, checks the company, its financials, insolvency cases and how old the site is, returns red flags / warnings / good signscompany_lookupstatus of up to 500 companies by CUI: name, address, Reg. Com. number, CAEN, deregistered, VAT registered, VAT on collection, split VAT, fiscally inactive, e-Factura registry. optionally as of a past datecompany_financialsfiled balance sheets year by year: revenue, profit/loss, employees, debts, equity, cashcourt_casescases in every Romanian court by party name or case number: stage, parties and roles, latest outcome, next hearing, insolvency as debtorexchange_rateBNR reference rate for any day since 2005, with conversioniban_checkis an IBAN well formed, which Romanian bank issued it, is it a Treasury account
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…
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.
Romania
{
"mcpServers": {
"romania": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"romania-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ROMANIA_MCP_CACHE": "YOUR_ROMANIA_MCP_CACHE_HERE",
"ROMANIA_MCP_CACHE_PATH": "YOUR_ROMANIA_MCP_CACHE_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Docket Alarm
{
"mcpServers": {
"docket-alarm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-docket-alarm"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Romania is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Docket Alarm belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Romania for legal work and Docket Alarm 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.
Romania is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Docket Alarm 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 romania and docket-alarm as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Romania has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Docket Alarm has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.