Bankruptcy Observer MCP Server

US business bankruptcy cases filed in a date range (dateFiled). Individual debtors and adversary proceedings (lawsuits) are omitted unless include_individuals or include_adversary is true. Omitting both dates defaults to yesterday. start_date and end_date are inclusive calendar days (YYYY-MM-DD), including filings later that day. Case numbers are shortCaseNumber. total is the full match count, not the page size. limit is one page (max 500, default 100); pass skip or offset for the next page. has_more is true when more rows remain. Paid.

US business bankruptcy cases by industry label or key (Hotels, Retail, real-estate, etc.). Individual debtors and adversary proceedings (lawsuits) are omitted unless include_individuals or include_adversary is true. start_date and end_date are inclusive calendar days (YYYY-MM-DD). When a date is set, total is the full match count and skip (or offset) pages past limit (max 100). Filings from the last two days often have no NAICS yet; those are listed in untagged_recent instead of being dropped. debtorCity is the city only. Paid.

US business bankruptcy cases by NAICS (2-4 digits). Individual debtors and adversary proceedings (lawsuits) are omitted unless include_individuals or include_adversary is true. start_date and end_date are inclusive calendar days (YYYY-MM-DD). When a date is set, total is the full match count and skip (or offset) pages past limit (max 100). Paid.

US business bankruptcy cases by debtor state (2-letter). Individual debtors and adversary proceedings (lawsuits) are omitted unless include_individuals or include_adversary is true. start_date and end_date are inclusive calendar days (YYYY-MM-DD). When a date is set, total is the full match count and skip (or offset) pages past limit (max 100). Paid.

Look up case(s) by short case number (e.g. 26-10543). FREE for 7-digit format (limited fields, all courts). Paid lookups return the full record. Pass court with the court name from a case result to limit the lookup to one court. Does not contact the court.

Look up a case by debtor EIN. Paid (full data, and optional last filing date). Does not contact the court.

Refresh one case from the court case summary and return the dates the court has on file (filed, last filing, 341 meeting, converted, plan confirmed, discharged, dismissed, terminated, closed). dates.date341 is the §341 meeting date when the docket header lists one. Identifies the case by simpleName. Pass simple_name or a case number (with court when the number is reused). This calls the court, so use it for one case at a time. Single Case plan: monitored cases only. Subscribers only.

Preview the cost to download a court filing PDF. Identify the entry with simple_name and item_number. Does not pull the document and does not charge. Cost is $0 if already purchased, or if the PDF is already in our library and the plan has flagFreeLibrary. Free-page allowances (if any) come from plan limitDocuments and apply to billable pulls. Returns simpleName, item_number, page_count, chargeable_pages, cost, plan_limit_documents, pages_used_this_period, free_pages_remaining, document_in_library, and already_owned.

Court filing PDF. Identify the entry with simple_name and item_number. Step 1: cost preview — omit accept_charge/download or set false. Step 2: after user confirms, call with the same simple_name and item_number plus accept_charge:true or download:true to purchase and download (signed URL). The response identifies the case by simpleName. Pulls from PACER when needed.

Add a bankruptcy case to your BankruptcyObserver.com monitoring list so BKO checks the court hourly and updates the docket every business day. Pass simple_name or a 7-digit case_number (with court when the number is reused). Subscribers only; respects your plan monitoring limit.

List the cases on your BankruptcyObserver.com monitoring list (simpleName, name, chapter, court, case number, dateFiled, last docket date). Pass simple_name to get_docket_entries_tool. Requires your MCP token to be linked to your subscriber account. Subscribers only.

Search US business bankruptcy cases by debtor name. Individual debtors and adversary proceedings (lawsuits) are omitted unless include_individuals or include_adversary is true. Case numbers are shortCaseNumber. FREE (exact/prefix, no *): limited fields, no auth. Use *term for contains (paid). Optional court filter uses the court name returned on a case (for example "Delaware" or "Texas Southern"). total is the full match count; pass skip for the next page.

Return the debtor's counsel of record: each attorney's name, firm, address, phone, and email. Trustees are not included. Identifies the case by simpleName. Pass simple_name or a case number (with court when the number is reused). When no counsel is stored, counsel is an empty list. Single Case plan: monitored cases only. Subscribers only.

Docket entries for a case. Numbered entries come first (itemNumber ascending); entries with no court docket number (itemNumber null) follow. missing_item_numbers lists numbers with no stored row. Each entry includes the full PACER itemText (never sliced). The case is identified by simpleName. A cost preview does not download the PDF. Downloading a PDF can charge the account. Pass simple_name or short_case_number / case_number (e.g. 26-42901; use court or court_state to disambiguate). Optional item_number or item_from/item_to to fetch specific entries. Single Case plan: monitored cases only. limit max 50 (default 25); pass skip (or offset, or 1-based page) to walk past the first block. A page may contain fewer than limit entries so every caption stays complete for MCP clients. Response includes total, skip, limit, returned, and has_more. This lookup reads the stored docket and does not contact the court.

List available BKO subscription plans (sourced from VwSubscriptions where service = BKO) with current pricing and agent tiers. No auth required.

Get Stripe checkout URL for a plan. No auth required. Pass plan_id (from list_plans_tool) and optional email.

What happened recently? Docket entries since a date (default: last 7 days) for one monitored case (simple_name) or ALL your monitored cases when simple_name is omitted. Newest first, with item numbers, dates, full itemText (never sliced), and counts. A page may contain fewer than limit entries so every caption stays complete. Subscribers only.

Request an immediate docket refresh from court sources for one case (slower; use when you need the latest filings now). Pass simple_name or case_number. Single Case plan: monitored cases only. Full Access: any case. Subscribers only.

Check the signed-in subscriber plan and remaining quota. A missing bearer token returns a sign-in-required result.