Claude Connector

Connect Descrybe to Claude

Use Descrybe Legal Engine inside Claude

The Descrybe Legal Engine lets Claude use Descrybe legal research tools. Open the Descrybe listing in Claude, connect your Descrybe account, allow the tools you want, and then ask legal questions in Claude.

What is the Descrybe Legal Engine Connector?

Descrybe Connect is the connector layer for the Descrybe Legal Engine. Claude stays the chat interface. Descrybe handles legal research requests through the Model Context Protocol, also called MCP, and returns research material for Claude to use.

  • Ask legal questions in everyday language.
  • Find cases, laws, and other legal materials that may be relevant.
  • Ask follow-up questions in Claude while Descrybe provides the legal research layer.
  • Check whether a case may still be good law before relying on it.
  • Click into Claude tool calls to see what Claude asked Descrybe and what Descrybe returned.

Set up the Descrybe Legal Engine in Claude

The fastest path is the Descrybe Legal Engine listing in Claude Marketplace. If you start from Claude's connector directory instead, search for Descrybe and choose the official listing. You do not need to paste in a custom server URL.

  1. 1

    Open the listing

    Open the Descrybe Legal Engine listing in Claude Marketplace.

  2. 2

    Connect

    Click Connect.

  3. 3

    Sign in

    Sign in to Descrybe if Claude asks. If you are already signed in with an authorized Descrybe account, Claude should recognize it.

  4. 4

    Allow tools

    Review the Descrybe tools Claude can use and click Allow for the tools you want enabled.

  5. 5

    Enable the full toolkit

    We recommend allowing all tools so Claude can search, cite, check authority, verify quotes, and retrieve source material when needed.

  6. 6

    Start a chat

    Start a Claude chat and ask a legal question. For the first request, you can write: "Use Descrybe to answer: " followed by your question.

  7. 7

    Choose a model

    Any Claude model can use Descrybe, but for the strongest legal research answers, choose the latest Opus model available in Claude.

Before you start

Before you start, make sure you have:

  • A Claude account that can use connectors.
  • A Descrybe account with active Descrybe Legal Engine or Platform access.
  • The Descrybe Legal Engine listing in Claude Marketplace, or access to Claude's connector directory.

Using Descrybe in a Claude chat

  • Claude decides when a Descrybe tool is useful for the question you ask.
  • You can click each tool call in Claude to inspect the request Claude sent and the Descrybe result Claude received.
  • Descrybe is designed to return focused research data first, rather than returning entire opinions by default, which helps preserve Claude's context and usage window for the rest of your work.
  • Descrybe returns legal research material for Claude to use. You should still review the underlying authorities before relying on an answer.

What Claude can ask Descrybe to do

Tool permissions

  • Most Descrybe tools are read-only retrieval or analysis tools.
  • The source PDF tool may be labeled differently by Claude because generating or displaying a PDF can technically count as creating a file.
  • Allowing all tools gives Claude the full Legal Research Toolkit, which usually produces the smoothest research experience.

Start legal research

analyze_legal_question

Helps Claude understand the legal question, ask useful follow-up questions, and choose a research path.

Search cases

search_cases_by_concept, search_case_text

Finds cases by topic, issue, fact pattern, or words that appear in case text.

Look up a case

find_case_from_reference, get_case_details, get_case_summary

Finds a case from a citation or name and returns key details or a plain-language summary.

Read supporting material

get_case_passages, get_case_pdf, extract_case_references

Pulls useful passages, PDFs, or case references when Claude needs to inspect the legal material more closely.

Search laws and rules

search_laws_and_rules

Searches statutes, regulations, constitutions, and similar legal sources.

Check case reliability

check_case_status, find_cases_that_cite, verify_quote

Helps Claude check case status, find later cases, and verify quoted language.

Troubleshooting

You cannot find Descrybe in Claude

Use the Descrybe Legal Engine listing in Claude Marketplace if you have the direct link. Otherwise, look in Claude's connector directory and search for Descrybe.

Claude says the connector cannot be reached

Remove the Descrybe connector from Claude, then add it again from the Descrybe Legal Engine listing or Claude's connector directory.

You are sent to checkout

Your Descrybe account does not have active Legal Engine or Platform access yet. Choose a plan, then return to Claude.

You signed in with the wrong Descrybe account

Sign out of Descrybe, then restart connector setup from Claude and sign in with the correct account.

The connector is connected but not helping in chat

Try telling Claude to use Descrybe. For example: "Use Descrybe to answer this." If Claude still does not use it, check that Descrybe is available for the current chat.

The authorization window says the session expired

Restart the connector setup from Claude. For security, the browser authorization step only stays open for a limited time.

Still having issues?

Please open a support ticket at /support. A real person on our team will review it and get back to you as soon as possible.

FAQ

Does Descrybe Legal Engine include Claude access?

No. Descrybe Legal Engine works with your existing Claude account. Claude access is separate.

Can more than one person use the same connector?

Each person should connect Descrybe from Claude and sign in with their own Descrybe account. Descrybe Legal Engine or Platform access is required for each user.

Do I need to enter a server URL?

No. Use the Descrybe Legal Engine listing in Claude Marketplace or install Descrybe from Claude's connector directory. Claude handles the connection details for you.

What does Descrybe receive from Claude?

Descrybe receives the tool requests Claude sends to the connector, does the requested legal research work, and returns results to Claude.

Is this legal advice?

No. The Descrybe Legal Engine is a legal research tool. Review the legal materials and use your own judgment before relying on an answer.

Can I cancel?

Yes. Descrybe subscriptions are month to month unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.