court_citation_resolver
Resolve a legal citation (e.g. '410 U.S. 113') to its CourtListener case record.
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What court_citation_resolver does on Livedatalink
AI agents call court_citation_resolver to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
citation | string | Yes | Citation string, e.g. '410 U.S. 113'. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why court_citation_resolver is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query against public legal records. It retrieves and returns data (case record information) based on a citation lookup. There are no side effects, data modifications, code execution, or destructive operations. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused—an agent querying legal citations poses no financial, operational, or security threat.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Resolve[s] a legal citation...to its CourtListener case record.' The verb 'resolve' and the action of retrieving case records indicate a lookup/retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of code.
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The rule that runs court_citation_resolver safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For court_citation_resolver, this is the rule to start with:
court_citation_resolver is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every court_citation_resolver call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about court_citation_resolver
Resolve a legal citation (e.g. '410 U.S. 113') to its CourtListener case record. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
court_citation_resolver accepts 1 parameter: citation. Required: citation. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for court_citation_resolver: 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 Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
court_citation_resolver is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the court_citation_resolver 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for court_citation_resolver. 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.
court_citation_resolver is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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