How to Use the Justia Legal Intelligence MCP in Cursor

Q: How do I configure Justia Legal Intelligence in Cursor?

Create a .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root. Add the server configuration under the mcpServers key, then enable Agent mode in the chat panel to activate the tools.

Q: Does Justia Legal Intelligence in Cursor support global installation?

You can install it globally by placing the mcp.json file in your /.cursor/ directory. This makes the legal research tools available across all your local projects.

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Fetch Precedent Inside Cursor

The `search_legal_cases` tool lets Cursor query Justia's database via this MCP Server while you write code. If you are building a legal citation parser, the agent can pull real case summaries to test your regex patterns against actual judicial text. You never have to leave the editor to find mock data. The agent requests the cases, receives the JSON payload, and injects the real precedent directly into your test files. You write code against actual legal data.

Inject State Statutes via MCP

The `get_state_statutes` tool retrieves the exact text of US state laws. When your application needs to reference specific compliance rules, Cursor pulls the statute and formats it into your application's database seed files. Developers waste hours hunting for clean statutory text to use in their apps. This tool fetches the primary source material on command. You ask Cursor for New York's labor laws, and it writes the exact text into your variables.

Build Legal APIs with Live Context

Using `search_legal_cases` and `get_state_statutes` together allows Cursor to generate complex legal features. You can tell the agent to write a function that takes a state statute and cross-references it with recent case law. Because this runs through an MCP connection, the agent writes business logic that actually handles the structure of real legal API responses. It sees the fields, understands the data model, and writes reliable parsing logic on the first try.

Setup guide

Set up Justia Legal Intelligence MCP in Cursor

Prerequisites

Cursor installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP Settings

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP or open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for "MCP: Add Server".
2

Add the Justia Legal Intelligence MCP

Cursor will create or open .cursor/mcp.json in your project root. Paste the JSON snippet on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Enable Agent mode

Open Composer (Cmd+I / Ctrl+I) and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown at the top. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode.
4

Verify the connection

Ask Cursor something like "List my recent Justia Legal Intelligence transactions." If the MCP tools are loaded correctly, Cursor will call the Justia Legal Intelligence tools automatically. You can also check Settings → MCP for a green status indicator.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "justia-legal-intelligence-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Justia Legal Intelligence MCP in Cursor

Create a `.cursor/mcp.json` file in your project root. Add the server configuration under the `mcpServers` key, then enable Agent mode in the chat panel to activate the tools.

Yes. The agent can pull real case data and use it to generate unit tests. This ensures your code works against actual legal text rather than generic placeholder strings.

You can install it globally by placing the `mcp.json` file in your `~/.cursor/` directory. This makes the legal research tools available across all your local projects.

The API responds in milliseconds. Cursor will show a loading state briefly while the MCP Server fetches the legal records, then immediately drop the text into your editor.

The server only processes the specific legal search terms and state names you request. Your proprietary source code never leaves your machine. Vinkius routes the query through a zero-trust sandbox that drops the connection the second the legal data is returned.

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