BankruptcyWatch · Capability
BankruptcyWatch PACER API — Cases
BankruptcyWatch PACER API — Cases. 2 operations. Lead operation: Search Bankruptcy Cases. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Bankruptcywatch business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Searchcases
— Search Bankruptcy Cases
/v1/cases/search
GET
Getcase
— Get Case Details
/v1/cases/{caseid}
MCP Tools
search-bankruptcy-cases
Search Bankruptcy Cases
read-only
idempotent
get-case-details
Get Case Details
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: BankruptcyWatch PACER API — Cases
description: 'BankruptcyWatch PACER API — Cases. 2 operations. Lead operation: Search Bankruptcy Cases. Self-contained Naftiko
capability covering one Bankruptcywatch business surface.'
tags:
- Bankruptcywatch
- Cases
created: '2026-05-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
BANKRUPTCYWATCH_API_KEY: BANKRUPTCYWATCH_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: pacer-cases
baseUri: https://api.bankruptcywatch.com/v1
description: BankruptcyWatch PACER API — Cases business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: cases-search
path: /cases/search
operations:
- name: searchcases
method: GET
description: Search Bankruptcy Cases
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: debtorName
in: query
type: string
description: Debtor name to search for
- name: caseNumber
in: query
type: string
description: PACER case number
- name: district
in: query
type: string
description: Bankruptcy court district code
- name: chapter
in: query
type: string
description: Bankruptcy chapter (7, 11, 13, etc.)
- name: dateFiledFrom
in: query
type: string
description: Filter cases filed on or after this date (ISO 8601)
- name: dateFiledTo
in: query
type: string
description: Filter cases filed on or before this date (ISO 8601)
- name: status
in: query
type: string
description: Case status filter (open, closed, discharged)
- name: cases-caseId
path: /cases/{caseId}
operations:
- name: getcase
method: GET
description: Get Case Details
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: caseId
in: path
type: string
description: BankruptcyWatch case identifier
required: true
authentication:
type: apikey
key: X-API-Key
value: '{{env.BANKRUPTCYWATCH_API_KEY}}'
placement: header
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: pacer-cases-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for BankruptcyWatch PACER API — Cases. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
prefixed with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/cases/search
name: cases-search
description: REST surface for cases-search.
operations:
- method: GET
name: searchcases
description: Search Bankruptcy Cases
call: pacer-cases.searchcases
with:
debtorName: rest.debtorName
caseNumber: rest.caseNumber
district: rest.district
chapter: rest.chapter
dateFiledFrom: rest.dateFiledFrom
dateFiledTo: rest.dateFiledTo
status: rest.status
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/cases/{caseid}
name: cases-caseid
description: REST surface for cases-caseId.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getcase
description: Get Case Details
call: pacer-cases.getcase
with:
caseId: rest.caseId
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: pacer-cases-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for BankruptcyWatch PACER API — Cases. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
this capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: search-bankruptcy-cases
description: Search Bankruptcy Cases
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: pacer-cases.searchcases
with:
debtorName: tools.debtorName
caseNumber: tools.caseNumber
district: tools.district
chapter: tools.chapter
dateFiledFrom: tools.dateFiledFrom
dateFiledTo: tools.dateFiledTo
status: tools.status
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-case-details
description: Get Case Details
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: pacer-cases.getcase
with:
caseId: tools.caseId
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.