Case Builder

Turn "something happened to me" into an organized, evidence-backed case file — using any AI assistant and the live Blueshoe MCP Server. Maintained by Blueshoe, the tech-powered law firm for individuals and small businesses.

The promise

Even if you never engage Blueshoe, you leave with your case organized.

Your AI assistant helps you capture what a case is actually made of — what happened, where and when it happened (jurisdiction), the dates that could start legal clocks, and above all the evidence: what exists, what it proves, and where to get it. The result is a case file in plain markdown — portable, human-readable, yours. Hand it to any attorney, anywhere. Or open it as a matter at Blueshoe, where a lawyer can pick it up the moment you decide you want one.

Nothing here is a skeleton or a roadmap. Every tool referenced is live today at https://mcp.blueshoe.com/mcp.

What's in this repo

• case-guides/ — per-case-type guides to what builds the case: the facts that matter, the jurisdiction details to record, the trigger dates to capture, and the evidence to gather — with what each item proves and where to find it. Free, firm-agnostic, no account needed.
• schema/case-file.md — the case file structure every guide produces: narrative, parties, jurisdiction, harm, deadline flags, timeline, evidence checklist.
• mcp/ — how building a case maps to Blueshoe's MCP tools, plus the trust model (per-user scoping, write confirmation, statelessness).
• examples/ — an annotated case-building conversation, the case file it produces, and a runnable Claude Agent SDK script that does it end to end.
• manifest.json — a machine-readable index of the tools, prompts, guides, and flow, so agents can consume this repo without browsing it.

How it works

1. Tell the story. Your assistant walks you through what happened — or use the built-in start_intake slash command.
2. Build the file. It structures the facts into a case file (see schema/case-file.md) and works the matching case guide to identify the evidence your case needs.
3. Open the matter. create_matter with the plain-language narrative — Blueshoe auto-detects the case type and drafts an initial AI assessment.
4. Save and grow it. add_matter_document stores the case file in the matter; upload evidence in the app and the checklist tracks what's in hand versus still needed; update_matter (append) keeps the narrative current.
5. Your call, made by you. Every matter comes back with links to open it in the Blueshoe app or add an attorney. Engaging a lawyer is always a human decision, made in the app — never by the agent.

Reading matters and documents is seamless; anything that creates or changes data asks you for confirmation first.

The tools

Full parameters and flow: mcp/README.md and manifest.json.

Limitations

• Binary uploads go through the app. add_matter_document saves text/markdown. Photos, PDFs, and other files are uploaded in the Blueshoe app — the agent can then read them with read_matter_document.
• No deletion via MCP. The connector can create and update but never delete — matters and documents are removed only in the app. This is by design.
• The AI assessment is generated at creation. update_matter extends the narrative but doesn't regenerate the initial assessment; ask your assistant to summarize the current state, or use the review_matter prompt.

Case types

Employment · Landlord–tenant · Consumer & financial · Medical & injury · Creators & founders · Property & construction. Each has a guide in case-guides/. Describe your situation in plain language — Blueshoe detects the case type automatically.

Quickstart

1. Connect your assistant to https://mcp.blueshoe.com/mcp (instructions in SETUP.md — OAuth handles sign-in; there are no API keys).
2. Say: "I was fired last week and I think it was retaliation — help me build my case."
3. Review the matter it opens. When you're ready for a human lawyer, use the add attorney link — or take your case file anywhere.

Important

This repository contains informational materials, not legal advice, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Blueshoe. See DISCLAIMER.md. An attorney-client relationship is formed only upon execution of a written engagement agreement with Blueshoe Legal Services PLLC.