Is the Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server down?

mcp-registry/io.github.vaquill-ai/courtlistener-mcp · v3.4.3

Also listed as glama/vaquill-ai/courtlistener-mcp

Verdict. Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server answered 99.95% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 36% of MCP servers, with 1148 ms median handshake and 47 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (98/100) across 34 tools, costing an agent about 6,189 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

Data as of 2026-10-26 22:17 UTC.

30-day measurements and how they compare with other MCP servers
Metric	Value	Better than
Uptime, 30 days	99.95%	36% of MCP servers
Median handshake latency	1148 ms	16% of MCP servers
p95 handshake latency	3474 ms	—
Checks in 30 days	4,946	—
Outages, 90 days	47	—
Median recovery	5 min	—
Agent-readiness score	98/100 (A)	92% of MCP servers
Tools	34	—
Tool-list size for an agent	~6,189 tokens	36% of MCP servers
Days observed	29	—

grade A

healthy

Last checked 2026-10-26 22:15 UTC · handshake 827ms

As of 2026-10-26 22:15 UTC, the Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 94/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 47 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 5 minutes.

uptime (30d checks)

100%

checks observed

4,959

outages (90d)

tools

MCP for CourtListener: US federal and state opinions, dockets, judges, plus eCFR regulations.

Install Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http vaquill-ai-courtlistener-mcp-server https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/

Claude Desktop · Windsurf · Cline (mcpServers JSON)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vaquill-ai-courtlistener-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Third-party server, listed as discovered. Review its source before installing.

Agent-readiness: A (98/100)

grade A

A (98/100): 0 error(s), 0 warning(s) across 34 tool(s); ~6,189 tokens of tool definitions.

Scores higher than 92% of 15,781 MCP servers Glimind has audited.

Its tool list costs an agent ~6,189 tokens per session — more than 60% of servers.

97 → 98 since 2026-10-17

no tool-poisoning patterns

Schemas100

Descriptions100

Safety hints88

Token cost100

Client compatibility100

Protocol100

Reliability100

Stability100

What to fix (1)

1 of 34 tool(s) carry no readOnlyHint/destructiveHint annotations.

Annotate read-only tools with {"readOnlyHint": true}. Agents and gateways can then run them without a confirmation prompt, and route around destructive ones. How to fix →

Tools: status

Auto-fix: 1 corrected tool definition

Paste-ready definitions with the problems above fixed. Changes marked verify need a human look. All of them as JSON: /v1/readiness/mcp-registry%2Fio.github.vaquill-ai%2Fcourtlistener-mcp/fixes

status 1 change

Added readOnlyHint: true (inferred from the name). (verify)

{
  "name": "status",
  "description": "Check the status of the CourtListener MCP server.\n\nReturns:\n    A dictionary containing server status, system metrics, and service information.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {},
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

Get alerted

Get an email or webhook when this server's readiness drops by 10+ points, tool-poisoning text appears, or a tool breaks:

curl -X POST https://glimind.com/v1/subscriptions -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"tools":["mcp-registry/io.github.vaquill-ai/courtlistener-mcp"],"email":"[email protected]"}'

Agents: watch_tool({"toolId": "mcp-registry/io.github.vaquill-ai/courtlistener-mcp"}) over MCP.

Passed

Every tool has a well-formed, typed input schema.
Every tool and parameter is described.
No tool-poisoning patterns (hidden characters, instruction overrides, concealment, secret access, tool shadowing).
Compact tool list (~6,189 tokens).
Tool names are unique and portable across clients.
Speaks MCP 2025-06-18.
99.96% uptime over 30 days.
No breaking contract changes in 30 days.

Largest tool definitions

search_recap_documents ~479 tokens
search_opinions ~452 tokens
search_dockets_with_documents ~429 tokens
search_dockets ~399 tokens
search_people ~392 tokens

Static checks of the advertised tools/list (schema, descriptions, annotations, tool-poisoning patterns, names, size) plus observed protocol, uptime, latency and contract changes. Read-only: no tool is ever called. Weights: schema 15, docs 20, safety 15, efficiency 15, compatibility 15, protocol 5, reliability 10, stability 5. Token counts are estimates (~3.6 characters per token).

Operator? Fix these, then re-check live. Embed the readiness badge:

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Tool-definition log

Glimind records every version of this server's tool definitions in a signed, append-only transparency log. Current manifest sha256:025bebbe51215162…, first seen 2026-10-17, included at leaf 14302 of 75,772. Version history · verify what your client received.

Tools (55)

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Claude Desktop · Windsurf · Cline (mcpServers JSON)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glimind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glimind.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server down right now?

How many tools does Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server provide?

Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server advertises 55 tools, including batch_lookup_citations, citation_batch_lookup_citations, citation_enhanced_citation_lookup, citation_extract_citations_from_text, citation_lookup_citation.

How do I install Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server?

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://courtlistener-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp/

Is the Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 34 tool definitions for tool-poisoning patterns — hidden or invisible characters, instructions that override the model, concealment from the user, requests to read credential or MCP config files, conversation exfiltration and cross-tool shadowing — and found none. This checks what the server tells the model, not what its code does; review the source before granting access to sensitive data.

Operator of Vaquill Ai Courtlistener MCP server?

Status page: 90-day uptime, every outage and how long it lasted.

Claim this listing to get the Verified operator marker, a remediation checklist and owner analytics, or embed the live badge from any of the tool pages above. Maintainers: alerts, deploy attestation and monthly reports.

Status is an automated estimate from Glimind's liveness checks (handshake and tool listing only; no tool is ever called) and may lag or differ from your network. Glimind is not affiliated with this server or its operator. Operator? Request a correction or opt out at https://glimind.com/opt-out.