# Cali Elangdell (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell)

CALI eLangdell MCP — the free, Creative Commons-licensed US law-school casebooks and course…

- Trust score: 83/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 63/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/cali-elangdell-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/cali-elangdell-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell`: 83/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/pipeworx-mcp-cali-elangdell.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/pipeworx-mcp-cali-elangdell)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-cali-elangdell).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 5 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 531 tokens (~177/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Cali Elangdell MCP server?

Cali Elangdell runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-03 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 82, +16)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-31 (score 66, −15)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional] Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

### 2026-10-30 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 0 to 3. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 0 days of observed history at the previous scan, 1 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 80)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `elangdell_titles` (~218 tokens)

List the free CALI eLangdell Press law-school casebooks and course materials (torts, contracts, constitutional law, evidence, civil procedure, tax, legal research, property, criminal law …) with authors, topics, and the Creative Commons licence stated in each book. Filter by topic word or by licence id. Answers "what free open casebooks exist for evidence" and "which eLangdell titles are BY-SA". Free (0 credits); every row carries its licence.

Input parameters:

- `license` (string): Optional licence id to filter on, e.g. "CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0" or "CC-BY-SA-4.0"; a prefix like "CC-BY-SA" also works.
- `limit` (number): Maximum titles to return (default 100).
- `topic` (string): Optional topic word to filter on, matched against CALI's topic tags and the title, e.g. "torts", "evidence", "tax", "contracts".

### `elangdell_search` (~112 tokens)

Search the CALI eLangdell open casebook catalogue by words in a title, an author name or the description (e.g. "Witt torts", "income tax individuals", "legal research"). Returns matching titles with authors, licence and URL; pass a slug to elangdell_book for downloads. Free (0 credits).

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Maximum titles to return (default 20).
- `query` (string, required): Words to match in title, authors or description.

### `elangdell_book` (~141 tokens)

One CALI eLangdell title in full: authors, description, topics, the PDF / EPUB / Word download links on cali.org, and the exact Creative Commons licence and suggested attribution read from the book's own front matter. Takes the slug from elangdell_titles or elangdell_search (e.g. "tort-law-21st-century-approach"). Free (0 credits).

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): The title's slug as listed by elangdell_titles, e.g. "sources-american-law-introduction-legal-research". A cali.org/books/… URL is accepted too.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/pipeworx-mcp-cali-elangdell#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 83
- 2026-11-04: 83
- 2026-11-03: 83
- 2026-11-02: 82
- 2026-11-01: 82
- 2026-10-31: 66
- 2026-10-30: 81
- 2026-10-29: 80

## Common questions

### What is the Cali Elangdell MCP server?

Cali Elangdell is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/cali-elangdell. CALI eLangdell MCP, the free, Creative Commons-licensed US law-school casebooks and course… This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell).

### Is the Cali Elangdell MCP server safe to use?

Cali Elangdell scores 83 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Cali Elangdell MCP server expose?

Cali Elangdell exposes 3 tools: elangdell_titles, elangdell_search, elangdell_book. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 471 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Cali Elangdell MCP server still maintained?

Cali Elangdell is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Cali Elangdell MCP server under?

Cali Elangdell declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the Cali Elangdell MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 16 checks on Cali Elangdell, covering Malware scan, Known CVEs, Install scripts, Dependency health and 12 more. Endpoint Security and Transport & Reachability do not apply to an npm package, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-cali-elangdell
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-cali-elangdell
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/cali-elangdell
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/pipeworx-mcp-cali-elangdell.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/pipeworx-mcp-cali-elangdell/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/pipeworx-mcp-cali-elangdell.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-cali-elangdell/pipeworx-mcp-cali-elangdell