California Jury Instructions
liveReferenceCalifornia Jury Instructions — CACI (civil) and CALCRIM (criminal), official text as adopted by the Judicial Council of California. Fleet #2785.
Tools
caci_lookupGet the OFFICIAL text of a California Civil Jury Instruction (CACI) by number — e.g. "303" (Breach of Contract—Essential Factual Elements) or a verdict form like "VF-303". As adopted by the Judicial C
No parameters required.
Try it
calcrim_lookupGet the OFFICIAL text of a California Criminal Jury Instruction (CALCRIM) by number — e.g. "200" (Duties of Judge and Jury) or a verdict form like "VF-200". As adopted by the Judicial Council of Calif
No parameters required.
Try it
ca_ji_searchFind the official California jury instruction NUMBER for a claim, cause of action, or criminal charge by keyword — "breach of contract" -> CACI No. 303; "first degree murder" -> a CALCRIM number; "sel
No parameters required.
Try it
ca_ji_editionsList the CURRENT edition year/adoption date and ARCHIVED edition PDF links for CACI (civil) and/or CALCRIM (criminal) jury instructions. Use when a caller needs a past year's edition (e.g. for a trial
No parameters required.
Try it
Test with curl
The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/california-jury-instructions/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/california-jury-instructions/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"caci_lookup","arguments":{}}}'Use with the SDK
Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("caci_lookup", {});// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("california jury instructions — caci (civil) and calcrim (criminal), official text as adopted by the judicial council of california");