California Justice Watch MCP

A public, read-only MCP server providing structured access to California criminal justice data, including District Attorneys, public defenders, judges, law enforcement officers, and judicial discipline records. It supports semantic search and metadata listing for accountability research.

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Endpoint and access

No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.

Vendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by California Justice Watch

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp

Vendor documentation

What its tools do

15 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Not annotated (15)

search_das
get_da
search_defenders
get_defender
search_judges
search_officers
get_officer
search_cjp
search_cjp_documents
search_capost
list_databases
top_das
top_judges
top_officers
list_pages

15 of 15 have a description · 0 of 15 declare behavior hints · 1 of 13 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

Passed Endpoint answered the live check · Nov 6, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC
Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to cajusticewatch.com · Nov 6, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC
Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain · Nov 6, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC
Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

Search for California District Attorneys and their misconduct records
Retrieve information on criminal defense attorneys and judges
Search for law enforcement officer misconduct and POST decertifications
Perform semantic search over judicial discipline decision documents

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 0.1.0

mcp-registry: com.cajusticewatch/cajusticewatch@0.1.0 Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server: cajusticewatch 0.1.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check: 2025-06-18
Tools: 15 advertised
Resources: Not advertised
Resource templates: Not advertised
Prompts: Not advertised

Server-advertised capabilities

{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": false
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

Read-only public databases of California legal-system actors with documented misconduct: DAs, public defenders, current judges, officers, CJP discipline. Use list_databases to see what is available, then search_X / get_X to query.

Tools

15 advertised

search_das

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search the public database of California District Attorneys with documented misconduct or controversy. Returns name, county, in-office date, misconduct type, description, source URL.

search_das input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-text query — matched against any field"
    },
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter to a specific California county"
    }
  }
}

get_da

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Get a full DA record by name (exact or close partial match).

get_da input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "DA name"
    }
  }
}

search_defenders

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search the public database of California public defenders with documented case outcomes, failures, or systemic-context entries. Includes Bar number, county, office, score.

search_defenders input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "county": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. \"Active\", \"Suspended\""
    }
  }
}

get_defender

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Get a full defender record by Bar number id or name.

get_defender input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

search_judges

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search current California judges by name and/or court type (e.g., "superior", "appeal", "supreme"). Returns name + court type pairs.

search_judges input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 50,
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "court_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "\"superior\", \"appeal\", \"supreme\", etc."
    }
  }
}

search_officers

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search the public database of California law enforcement officers with documented misconduct or decertification. Includes name, agency, basis.

search_officers input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Police department or agency name"
    }
  }
}

get_officer

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Get a full officer record by name (with optional agency filter for disambiguation).

get_officer input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

search_cjp

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search the California Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) public-discipline records — judges censured, admonished, or removed for misconduct. Source: cjp.ca.gov public decisions.

search_cjp input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-text query against any field"
    }
  }
}

search_cjp_documents

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Semantic search over the full text of CJP public-discipline decisions (250 PDFs ingested). Use this for topic questions ("racial bias", "drug-related misconduct", "ex parte communications") or when you need passages, not just summary records. Returns matching passages with citations. Distinct from search_cjp (which searches the summary-record JSON).

search_cjp_documents input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Optional year filter (e.g. 2020)"
    },
    "judge": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional judge-name filter (substring match)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Topic or phrase to find in the decision text"
    }
  }
}

search_capost

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search the California POST decertification database — law enforcement officers stripped of their POST certification. Source: post.ca.gov public records.

search_capost input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Police department or agency name"
    }
  }
}

list_databases

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

List all public databases exposed by this MCP server with their metadata (entry counts, last updated, descriptions).

list_databases input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

top_das

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Return the top-N California DAs by editorial severity score (descending). Use for "worst DA" / "most-disciplined DA" / ranking questions. Optional county filter. Only manually-scored records are returned.

top_das input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional county filter, e.g. \"San Mateo\""
    }
  }
}

top_judges

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Return the top-N California judges by CJP discipline severity (removal > censure > admonishment, descending). Use for "worst judge" / "most-disciplined judge" / ranking questions.

top_judges input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1
    }
  }
}

top_officers

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Return the top-N California law enforcement officers by editorial severity score (descending). Use for "worst officer" / "most-disciplined officer" / ranking questions. Optional agency filter.

top_officers input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional agency filter, e.g. \"Riverside County Sheriff\""
    }
  }
}

list_pages

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Return the canonical list of pages on cajusticewatch.com — slug, URL, label, and purpose. Use this when the user asks about features/pages/tools of the site, OR when you need to recommend a page, OR before saying "I do not have access to X" — the page may actually exist.

list_pages input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks: 1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency: 437 ms
95th percentile latency: 437 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

Nov 6, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC · probe · passed · 437 ms · metadata changed · 15 tool(s)

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This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http california-justice-watch-mcp https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add california-justice-watch-mcp --url https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable california-justice-watch-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "california-justice-watch-mcp": {
      "url": "https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "california-justice-watch-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start california-justice-watch-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "california-justice-watch-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http california-justice-watch-mcp https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.

Claude Desktop configuration

https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "california-justice-watch-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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