Bring Legal Research
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect Bloomberg Law to Claude Desktop and start using all 13 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
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What is the Bloomberg Law MCP Server?
Connect to Bloomberg Law Enterprise Dockets API and access 200 million+ federal and state court records, comprehensive case law database, and Bloomberg Law legal news—all from any AI agent. Search dockets, review filings, track litigation, and stay current on legal developments.
What you can do
- Docket Search — Search 200M+ federal and state court dockets by party name, case name, docket number, or keywords
- Federal Dockets — Access District Courts, Circuit Courts of Appeals, Bankruptcy Courts, and Supreme Court dockets
- State Dockets — Search state court dockets across multiple jurisdictions (coverage varies by state)
- Docket Details — Get complete case information including parties, attorneys, judges, and status
- Docket Entries — View all filings, motions, and orders for any docket with timestamps and descriptions
- Filing Documents — Access full text of court filings and documents
- Case Law Search — Search Bloomberg Law's comprehensive case law database for precedents and holdings
- Legal News — Search and browse Bloomberg Law's legal news articles, analysis, and commentary
- Expert Witnesses — Find expert witnesses by specialty, prior testimony, and jurisdiction
- Company Profiles — Search company business intelligence and legal exposure data
- Docket Alerts — View configured alerts monitoring specific cases, parties, or keywords
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Bloomberg Law Enterprise API key (requires Bloomberg Law subscription)
- Start researching court dockets, cases, and legal news from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Your AI becomes a legal research assistant, helping you find cases, track dockets, and stay current on legal developments.
Who is this for?
- Litigators — search dockets, track opposing party litigation, and monitor case developments
- Corporate Counsel — track litigation involving your company, competitors, and key business partners
- Legal Researchers — access case law, precedents, and holdings for legal analysis
- Journalists — stay current on legal news and find court cases for reporting
- Paralegals — quickly find dockets, filings, and case details across jurisdictions
- Academics — research litigation trends, case outcomes, and legal developments
Built-in capabilities (13)
Get detailed information for a specific legal case
Get configured docket alerts for monitoring cases
Use docket ID from search results. Get detailed information for a specific court docket
Each entry includes entry number, filing date, description, and document links. Get all entries/filings for a specific court docket
Use document ID from docket entries results. Get a specific filing document from a court docket
Get legal news articles by specific topic
Search company profiles and business intelligence
Returns docket numbers, case names, courts, filing dates, and status. Filter by court, date range, and keywords. Search federal and state court dockets across 200M+ case records
Find experts by specialty, prior testimony, and jurisdiction. Search for expert witnesses in litigation
Search federal court dockets specifically
Returns case summaries, holdings, and outcomes. Filter by jurisdiction and date for precedent analysis. Search for legal cases and case law
Filter by topic and date range. Search Bloomberg Law legal news articles
Coverage varies by state. Search state court dockets
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Bloomberg Law to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 13 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
Bloomberg Law in Claude Desktop
Why run Bloomberg Law with Vinkius?
The Bloomberg Law connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 13 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Bloomberg Law using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Bloomberg Law and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Bloomberg Law to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Bloomberg Law for Claude Desktop
Every request between Claude Desktop and Bloomberg Law is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
What courts and jurisdictions are covered by the Bloomberg Law Dockets API?
The Bloomberg Law Dockets API covers 200M+ federal and state court dockets. Federal coverage includes all U.S. District Courts, Circuit Courts of Appeals, Bankruptcy Courts, and the Supreme Court. State court coverage varies by jurisdiction but includes major state courts across the U.S. Coverage details are available in your Bloomberg Law subscription dashboard.
How do I get a Bloomberg Law API key?
Contact your Bloomberg Law account administrator or Bloomberg Law sales team to request access to the Enterprise Dockets API. API access requires an active Bloomberg Law subscription with Enterprise Dockets add-on. Once provisioned, you'll receive an API key and documentation for integration.
What types of legal research can I do with this API?
You can search court dockets by party name, case name, or keywords; retrieve complete docket histories with all filings and orders; search case law for precedents and holdings; browse Bloomberg Law legal news; find expert witnesses; and research company profiles. The API is designed for comprehensive legal research across federal and state courts.
What's the difference between docket search and case search?
Docket search returns active court dockets with docket numbers, parties, courts, and filing histories—ideal for tracking ongoing litigation. Case search returns decided cases with case law, holdings, citations, and outcomes—ideal for legal research and finding precedents. Use dockets to track live cases, use cases to find legal precedents.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.
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