Blueshoe MCP
Connect AI assistants to Blueshoe’s legal matter capabilities through MCP.
The Blueshoe MCP Server gives AI assistants secure access to your Blueshoe matters through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI tools to external data and services.
What is the Blueshoe MCP Server?
The Blueshoe MCP Server exposes Blueshoe’s matter lifecycle as MCP tools, so you can create and refine legal matters straight from your AI assistant. It is designed to work with MCP-compatible clients such as Claude Web or Desktop.
What can you do with it?
From a connected assistant you can describe a legal situation in plain language and have Blueshoe spin up a new matter for it, then keep that matter’s description up to date as the details evolve — all without leaving the conversation. Each created matter comes back with links to open it in the Blueshoe webapp and to add an attorney.
When you connect Blueshoe to a third-party AI assistant, any data sent to or processed by that service is subject to your agreements with that provider. Blueshoe is not responsible for how third-party services handle data once it leaves Blueshoe’s systems.
Setup
Prerequisites
You’ll need a Blueshoe account and an MCP-compatible AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT.
Blueshoe connects as a custom connector using the URL https://mcp.blueshoe.com/mcp.
Claude
- Open and sign in to Claude, then go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Enter the URL
https://mcp.blueshoe.com/mcpand click Add. - Click Connect and authenticate with your Blueshoe account.
- Once connected, Blueshoe tools will appear in your conversations. Make sure the connector is toggled on when chatting.
ChatGPT
- In ChatGPT, go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.
- Back in Apps, click Create.
- Give it a name (e.g. Blueshoe), enter the MCP server URL
https://mcp.blueshoe.com/mcp, and select OAuth as the authentication method. - Click Scan tools, complete the Blueshoe sign-in prompt when it appears, and click Create once the scan finishes.
- In a chat, select Blueshoe from the tools menu (or mention it in your prompt) to use its tools.
Custom MCP connectors with write actions are a ChatGPT beta, currently available on Business, Enterprise, and Education plans (web only). A workspace admin may need to enable developer mode for your account.
Available tools
| Tool | Description | Example prompt |
|---|---|---|
create_matter_from_description | Create a new Blueshoe legal matter from a free-text description. Returns the matter’s ID, type, and status along with links to view it and add an attorney. | “Start a matter for a landlord withholding my security deposit in California.” |
update_matter_description | Set or extend an existing matter’s description, in either replace or append mode. | “Add to my matter that the deposit was $2,400 and the lease ended in March.” |
Troubleshooting
If authentication fails or your tokens are rejected, verify your Blueshoe account is active, then try re-authenticating by removing and re-adding the connector in your client. If tools don’t appear, check that your client supports Streamable HTTP transport and re-authenticate if the connection was previously established.
FAQ
What data can the MCP server access?
The server can only act on matters belonging to the authenticated Blueshoe user. Matters created or updated through MCP are scoped to that user’s account and are never shared with other clients.
Does it support conversation history?
Each tool call is stateless — the server does not maintain conversation history between requests. Your MCP client manages context across tool calls.