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Agent recipes: ready prompts for our MCP server
Connect an AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client) to our free MCP server and paste one of these prompts. Each recipe names the server to use and the tools the assistant should call, so you can check the answer came from the data and not from the model’s memory.
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Step-by-step setup for each client is in the API and MCP guide. The API and MCP guide · The data API reference · Example answers recorded from the server
For journalists
Get a figure for your story with its source, the day it was checked and a citation you can print.
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How many Texas counties have fewer than one law office per 10,000 residents? Give the source and the date it was checked.
Tool calls to expect
get_state_market_brief({"state":"TX"})
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Which federal mass-tort MDLs have the most pending actions right now, and how has MDL 2738 changed month by month?
Tool calls to expect
list_mdl_dockets()list_mdl_dockets({"docket":"MDL-2738"})
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How many people died in traffic crashes in Harris County, Texas, each year? Then give me the citation for the dataset.
Tool calls to expect
crashes_lookup({"area":"48201"})cite({"dataset":"fatal-crashes"})
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Which states make lawyers file their ads with the bar, and what does Florida charge?
Tool calls to expect
compare_states({"topic":"filing"})get_ad_filing_requirements({"state":"FL"})
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What changed in lawyer advertising rules, or in any of your datasets, since September 1, 2026?
Tool calls to expect
list_rule_changes({"since":"2026-09-01"})whats_new({"since":"2026-09-01"})
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Which Texas counties have the most demand for injury lawyers per law office?
Tool calls to expect
supply_gap({"state":"TX","practice":"personal-injury"})
For researchers
Pull records with their DOI and version, compare places, and cite the exact release you used.
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List every dataset with its version and DOI, then give me the full citation for the legal deserts dataset.
Tool calls to expect
list_datasets()cite({"dataset":"deserts"})
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Compare law offices, jobs and pay in Los Angeles County, Cook County and Harris County.
Tool calls to expect
lawoffices_compare({"areas":["06037","17031","48201"]})
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Find bar ethics opinions on paying for leads that are still in force, with a quote from each.
Tool calls to expect
search_ethics_opinions({"query":"pay per lead","in_force_only":true})
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What does Florida cap a workers’ compensation lawyer’s fee at, and what is the cap on a $40,000 award?
Tool calls to expect
get_attorney_fee_caps({"jurisdiction":"FL","program":"workers-comp"})calculate_fee_cap({"jurisdiction":"FL","program":"workers-comp","award_usd":40000})
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Search every dataset for retaliation charges in Texas and tell me which dataset the answer comes from.
Tool calls to expect
data_search({"query":"retaliation Texas"})
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Show the injury market in Harris County and Maricopa County side by side, with each figure’s source and period.
Tool calls to expect
compare_markets({"places":["48201","04013"],"practice":"personal-injury"})
For legal marketers
Check an ad against a state’s rules, read platform policies and size a market before you spend.
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Prompt to copy
A Texas injury firm’s TV ad shows past results and a client testimonial. Which Texas rules does it touch?
Tool calls to expect
check_ad_elements({"state":"TX","elements":["results","testimonials"]})
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What do the ad platforms say about legal-services ads that need advertiser verification?
Tool calls to expect
get_ad_platform_policies({"query":"verification"})
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In the Houston metro, how many Spanish speakers with limited English are there for each Spanish-speaking lawyer?
Tool calls to expect
get_spanish_demand_supply({"area":"Houston"})
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Give me every public market number for Georgia in one table, each with its source.
Tool calls to expect
get_state_market_brief({"state":"GA"})
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How quickly do inquiries become signed clients, according to your benchmarks?
Tool calls to expect
get_benchmark({"table":"speed-to-sign"})
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Give me the market profile for family law in Miami-Dade County, then check Florida’s ad rules for it.
Tool calls to expect
market_profile({"state":"FL","county":"12086","practice":"family"})rules_check({"state":"FL","practice":"family"})
For law-firm owners
Plain answers about your own state and county, each with the official source to read before you act.
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I’m a lawyer in Florida. Do I have to file my ads with the bar before they run, and what does it cost?
Tool calls to expect
get_ad_filing_requirements({"state":"FL"})
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What must every lawyer ad in New York include?
Tool calls to expect
get_rule({"state":"NY","topic":"requiredContent"})
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How long does an injured person in Georgia have to sue? Link the statute.
Tool calls to expect
limitations_lookup({"jurisdiction":"GA"})
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How many law offices are there in Maricopa County, Arizona, and how has that changed in a year?
Tool calls to expect
lawoffices_lookup({"area":"04013"})
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Can I split a fee with a lawyer who refers a case to me in California? Quote the rule.
Tool calls to expect
referral_lookup({"jurisdiction":"CA"})
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I run a bankruptcy practice in Ohio. Which Ohio counties have the most filings per law office?
Tool calls to expect
supply_gap({"state":"OH","practice":"bankruptcy"})
Tips for answers you can trust
- Ask for each figure’s source and checked date: every record carries them in its provenance block.
- Ask for the citation with the cite tool before you publish: it gives the DOI, the version and the CC BY 4.0 credit line.
- If the answer shows no tool call, the assistant answered from memory. Ask it to use the server.
- Rules are quoted in their own words. The assistant should quote the rule, not rate your ad: the lawyer responsible, the state bar or counsel makes that call.
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