law.case-search

Search US federal + state case law (CourtListener / Free Law Project).

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What law.case-search does on Mcp

AI agents call law.case-search to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why law.case-search is rated Low

The tool performs a search query against public legal records (CourtListener / Free Law Project), which is a read-only operation. It retrieves existing case law information with no side effects, data modification, code execution, or financial implications. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if an AI misuses a legal search query.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'law.case-search' and description states 'Search US federal + state case law' — this is a retrieval operation that queries a legal database without modifying, executing, or deleting any data.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs law.case-search safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For law.case-search, this is the rule to start with:

law.case-search Allowed

law.case-search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "law.case-search": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every law.case-search call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about law.case-search

What does the law.case-search tool do? +

Search US federal + state case law (CourtListener / Free Law Project). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on law.case-search? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for law.case-search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is law.case-search? +

law.case-search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit law.case-search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the law.case-search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block law.case-search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for law.case-search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides law.case-search? +

law.case-search is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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