Authentication and connection

Process:

1. In their AI application, the user opens the connectors or integrations settings and adds the Rocket Lawyer MCP server.
2. The application asks them to sign in with their Rocket Lawyer account and approve access. This uses OAuth, so users do not need an API key or need to copy their Rocket Lawyer credentials into the application.
3. Back in the conversation, the user can ask for legal help. The assistant selects the appropriate tool for the task.

Server address:

• https://api.rocketlawyer.com/mcp-du/mcp

Connection type:

• Streamable HTTP

Sign-in:

• Rocket Lawyer account via OAuth. The AI application discovers the sign-in requirements and handles the flow for the user.

Available capabilities

Book a live attorney consultation
The assistant walks the user through the process step by step. It confirms the user’s state and area of law, shows available time slots, summarizes the situation for the attorney, collects a callback phone number, confirms the details with the user, checks that their plan covers consultations, and books the call.

• Example ask: “I’m having a dispute with my landlord in Colorado — can I talk to a lawyer about it?”

Ask an attorney a written question
The user describes their situation, the assistant drafts a short summary and confirms it with them, then submits it to an attorney. The answer arrives within 1 business day. The user can ask follow-up questions on the same thread and check the status at any time.

• Example ask: “My employer changed my contract without telling me. Can I ask a lawyer if that’s allowed?”

Attach a document
For either service, the user can attach a supporting document. The assistant generates a secure upload link, the user uploads the file in their browser, and it is delivered to the attorney with their question or consultation.

The tools

The Rocket Lawyer MCP includes 10 tools:

1. get_rocketlawyer_legal_options — Shows the ways Rocket Lawyer can help, including a consultation or written question. Looks up information.
2. get_practice_areas — Lists the areas of law Rocket Lawyer covers. Looks up information.
3. get_attorney_availability — Shows open consultation time slots. Looks up information.
4. create_consult — Sets up a consultation booking as a draft. Takes action.
5. check_entitlement — Checks whether the user’s plan covers the service. Looks up information.
6. submit_consult — Confirms and books the consultation. Takes action.
7. ask_an_attorney — Sends a written question or follow-up to an attorney. Takes action.
8. prepare_document_upload — Creates a secure link to upload a document. Takes action.
9. get_question_status — Shows a question’s status and the attorney’s answer. Looks up information.
10. get_all_questions — Lists the user’s questions. Looks up information.

1. get_rocketlawyer_legal_options — Rocket Lawyer legal options

The entry point. Whenever a legal topic comes up, the assistant calls this tool to get the ways Rocket Lawyer can help and presents them to the user:

• Consult an Attorney — schedule a 20-minute live phone consultation with an attorney.
• Ask an Attorney — submit a written legal question and get a written response within 1 business day.

Inputs:

• None.

2. get_practice_areas — Practice area categories

Returns the current list of legal practice areas Rocket Lawyer supports, such as family law, business, and real estate, so the question or consultation gets routed to the right kind of attorney.

Inputs:

• None.

3. get_attorney_availability — Attorney availability

Shows available consultation time slots for the user’s state and legal topic, along with how long the consultation lasts.

Inputs:

• jurisdiction — Required: The user’s U.S. state, using the two-letter code, such as CO.
• category — Required: The area of law, from the practice areas list.

If the user already has 2 consultations booked, which is the maximum, the tool returns those instead of new time slots.

4. create_consult — Create a consultation booking

Sets up the consultation as a draft after the user has picked a time slot and confirmed the details. The assistant collects the information conversationally before calling the tool.

Inputs:

• startTime — Required: The time slot the user picked.
• duration — Required: Length of the consultation in minutes.
• timeZone — Required: The user’s time zone, such as America/Denver.
• jurisdiction — Required: The user’s U.S. state.
• category — Required: The area of law.
• context — Required: A short summary of the user’s situation for the attorney, up to 600 characters, reviewed and confirmed by the user.
• phone — Required: A 10-digit U.S. phone number where the attorney will call the user.
• conversationSummary — Optional: A longer recap of the conversation to give the attorney additional background.
• uploadedDocumentBinderId — Optional: Reference to a document the user uploaded using prepare_document_upload.

Returns a booking ID, consultId, used in the final step.

5. check_entitlement — Check the user’s plan

Checks whether the user’s Rocket Lawyer plan includes the requested service. If it does not, the tool returns a checkout link to upgrade or start a plan.

Inputs:

• entitlement — Required: The service to check: LAWYER_CONSULT for a live consultation or Q_AND_A_CREATION for a written question.
• resourceId — Required: The ID of the consultation or question the check is for, from create_consult or ask_an_attorney, used to build the checkout link.

6. submit_consult — Confirm the booking

The final step turns the draft into a confirmed consultation. It returns the booking confirmation, including the date, time, status, and details.

Input:

• consultId — Required: The booking ID from create_consult.

7. ask_an_attorney — Ask a written question

Sends the user’s question to an attorney. The tool works in two modes: a new question or a follow-up to a question that was already answered.

Inputs:

• question — Required: A short summary of the user’s situation, up to 600 characters, reviewed and confirmed by the user.
• jurisdiction — New questions only: The user’s U.S. state.
• category — New questions only: The area of law.
• parentQuestionId — Follow-ups only: The ID of the earlier question being followed up on.
• conversationSummary — Optional: A longer recap of the conversation to give the attorney additional background.
• uploadedDocumentBinderId — Optional: Reference to a document the user uploaded using prepare_document_upload.

Returns a question ID the user can use to check the status later.

8. prepare_document_upload — Upload a document

Creates a secure, temporary link where the user can upload a document in their browser, such as a contract, lease, or letter. The tool returns the link plus a reference ID that gets attached to the question or consultation.

Inputs:

• None.

Upload rules:

• PDF, Word (.doc or .docx), JPEG, or PNG, up to 10 MB. Upload links remain active for 15 minutes and require an active Rocket Lawyer sign-in.

9. get_question_status — Check a question

Shows the status of a question — Answered, Follow-up Requested, or Pending — the attorney’s answer when available, and any follow-up questions in the same thread.

Input:

• questionId — Required: The ID of the question to check.

10. get_all_questions — List all questions

Shows a summary of the user’s legal questions, including status, topic, state, the attorney assigned when available, and when the question was last updated. Results are returned in pages, and additional results can be loaded on request.

Input:

• cursor — Optional: A marker from the previous page, used to load the next page of results.

Reference data

The server also publishes one piece of reference data that assistants use to validate the user’s state.

• US State Codes (US_states): The list of two-letter codes for all 50 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C., used to confirm the user’s jurisdiction.

Good to know

• Consultations at a time: A user can have at most 2 upcoming consultations.
• Question or situation summary: Up to 600 characters.
• Phone number: Must be a U.S. number with exactly 10 digits.
• Document uploads: PDF, Word, JPEG, or PNG · up to 10 MB · upload link valid for 15 minutes.
• Coverage: U.S. only — all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.

If a service is temporarily unavailable, tools return a message asking the user to try again, which the assistant can relay in plain language.