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Live · Legal services

Dispatch litigation work from your AI assistant.

The first vertical-services procurement MCP for legal services. Connects Claude, Cursor, Harvey, Eve, or any MCP-compatible client to Scope's legal-services vendor network. Your AI assistant can list verified vendors, post matters with computed vendor prices, book depositions, request records, look up status, and watch the reputation graph compound - without leaving the tool you're already in.

Seven tools. Open source. Install in Cowork, ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible AI client.

/plugin marketplace add github.com/scope-bid/scope-platform
/plugin install scope-legal@scope-bid

Stdio install →View on GitHub →View on npm →

What your AI assistant gains

Seven tools, ready to call.

Five core tools inherited from @scope-bid/mcp-core (shared across all vertical MCPs), plus two legal-specific convenience tools that wrap dispatch with structured fields for the highest-volume use cases.

scope_list_categories

core

List service categories (court reporting, records retrieval, social media evidence, expert witness, etc.) and which are API-native vs ops-backed.

scope_list_vendors

core

Return verified vendors with reputation snapshots: on-time %, budget variance, rework rate, completed matters, satisfaction.

scope_dispatch_matter

core

Post a matter to the vendor network. Vendors are notified and return computed prices; the buyer awards through SWP. Requires a token.

scope_get_matter

core

Look up a matter by display id (SC-2041) or UUID. Returns scope, vendor prices, award status.

scope_list_matters

core

List matters in flight for the calling buyer organization.

scope_book_deposition

legal

Convenience tool that wraps dispatch with court-reporting category + structured deposition fields (witness, date, location, video, real-time). Returns instant rate-card prices.

scope_request_records

legal

Convenience tool for ordering records retrieval. Wraps dispatch with records-retrieval category + structured custodian fields. Returns instant rate-card prices.

Example: dispatching a deposition from Claude

You: A deposition notice just came in for Smith v. Acme. Witness John Doe,
     scheduled for May 15 in San Diego, video and real-time required.
     Send this out to court reporting agencies with verified track records in CA.

Claude (calls scope_book_deposition):
  witness_name: "John Doe"
  date: "May 15"
  location: "San Diego, CA"
  video_required: true
  realtime_required: true
  case_caption: "Smith v. Acme"
  jurisdictions: ["CA"]

Scope returns:
  matter_id: "SC-2089"
  status: "open"
  vendors_notified: 7
  bid_window_closes: "2026-05-04T17:30:00Z"

You (60 min later): Summarize the prices with reputation scores.

Claude (calls scope_get_matter):
  ...4 named vendor prices returned.
  Reputation snapshots side-by-side.

Try a tool call

Live console.

Pick a tool, fill the params, run. The request hits the same JSON-RPC transport your AI client uses. Demo bearer in use - real org tokens unlock real data.

Note: all read-only tools return seeded demo data. Write tools (dispatch, award, book) require real authentication.

Tool

Cross-vertical read. Returns your matter portfolio bucketed by action_required / awaiting_vendor / scheduled_this_week / recently_completed.

Horizon (days)

Demo bearer in use. Real org tokens unlock real data on the legal transport.

POST /api/mcp/legal (tool: scope_briefing)

// Click Run tool to send a JSON-RPC request to /api/mcp/legal

Install

Two minutes. Two steps.

The package is published on npm. npx installs and runs it on demand - no clone, no build step required.

Generate a Scope API token

The token authenticates writes (matter dispatch, deposition booking, records requests). Read-only tools work without one against demo matters.

a. Sign in at scope.bid/login (or sign up)
b. Open /settings → "MCP API tokens"
c. Click "+ New token", name it (e.g., "Claude Desktop"), generate
d. Copy the scope_pk_ token now - it's shown once

Add Scope to your MCP client

Claude Desktop (macOS)

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and add the scope entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scope": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scope-bid/scope-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SCOPE_API_TOKEN": "scope_pk_paste_yours_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The Scope tools appear in the tools menu.

Claude Code or Cursor

Add an .mcp.json to your project root with the same JSON above.

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Notes
SCOPE_API_BASE	no	Defaults to https://scope-bid.vercel.app. Override for self-hosted.
SCOPE_API_TOKEN	for writes	Bearer token from /settings. Required for dispatch / book_deposition / request_records. Read tools work without on demo matters.
SCOPE_ORG_SLUG	no	Pin reads/writes to a specific buyer org. Useful for multi-tenant deployments.

Founding cohort

100 spots per category per metro. 5% founding rate locked for 24 months. MSA-level exclusivity. $0 subscription.

Court reporting and records retrieval first. Hand-picked. Firms dispatch matters to you through Scope from inside Claude, Harvey, Eve, and any other AI legal workflow they use.

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