`docketalarm_search`

Pack: docket-alarm · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/docketalarm_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search 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 infringement Apple”, limit: 20, _apiKey: “[email protected]:yourpassword” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`q`	string	yes	Full-text search query. Supports fielded search, e.g. is:docket “Acme Corp”.
`limit`	integer	no	Max results to return (default 20, max 50).
`offset`	integer	no	Starting offset into the result set (for pagination).
`_apiKey`	string	yes	Docket Alarm credentials as “username:password” from your docketalarm.com account.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "q": "patent infringement Apple",
  "limit": 20,
  "_apiKey": "your-docket-alarm-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/docket-alarm/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"docketalarm_search","arguments":{"q":"patent infringement Apple","limit":20,"_apiKey":"your-docket-alarm-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('docketalarm_search', {
  "q": "patent infringement Apple",
  "limit": 20,
  "_apiKey": "your-docket-alarm-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "q": "is:docket \"Acme Corp\" trademark",
  "limit": 50,
  "offset": 0,
  "_apiKey": "your-docket-alarm-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the docket-alarm pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docket-alarm": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/docket-alarm/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

docketalarm_search