Claude · Immigration

How To Connect Claude to LawDiver Immigration

LawDiver Immigration is not yet in the Claude directory. Add it as a custom connector, then Claude can search the Policy Manual and FAM, open I&N Dec. precedent, check authority status, and read stored Visa Bulletin months.

Start with step 1Back to API/MCP

Manual installation

  1. 1

    Open Claude in a web browser

    Go to claude.ai and sign in. Use a computer for the first connection.

  2. 2

    Add a custom connector

    Click Customize → Connectors → + → Add custom connector. Name: LawDiver Immigration. Server address: https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration. Leave Advanced settings empty.

  3. 3

    Sign in and Allow

    Click Add, then Connect. Sign in to LawDiver (or create an account) and click Allow. Claude never sees your LawDiver password.

  4. 4

    Turn it on in the chat

    Start a new chat. Click +, hover Connectors, and turn LawDiver Immigration on for that chat.

  5. 5

    Send one test message

    Paste: Using LawDiver Immigration, search the Policy Manual for asylum one-year filing deadline and quote the held text. Claude should call immigration_search before it answers.

MCP server URL: https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration. Tool catalog: https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration/toolspec.json.

Work or school Claude (Team or Enterprise)

An Owner adds the connector under Organization settings → Connectors → Add → Custom → Web with address https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration. Each person then clicks Connect and signs in with their own LawDiver account.

What you can ask

  • immigration_search — Policy Manual, FAM, FAH, AAO, OCAHO, BALCA, INA, and 8 C.F.R. (not court cases).
  • immigration_retrieve — open one held item by key or cite.
  • get_immigration_case — precedential I&N Dec. and linked federal petitions for review.
  • check_immigration_authority — batch-check I&N Dec. status before you rely on a cite.
  • get_visa_bulletin — one stored bulletin month or category history from held text only.
Using LawDiver Immigration, check whether 8 I. & N. Dec. 136 is still good authority, then retrieve the decision text if it is held.

Claude Code and Desktop

Mint an ld_imm_ key under Account → API Keys. Point the client at https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY. Example:

claude mcp add --transport http lawdiver-immigration https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LD_IMM_KEY"

Create an account first at lawdiver.com/signup if you need one.

If something goes wrong

  • Confirm the URL is exactly https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration, not caselaw /mcp.
  • Remove the connector, add it again, Connect, and Allow.
  • Turn LawDiver Immigration on under Connectors for that chat.
  • Reply: “Use the LawDiver Immigration connector and show me what it found.”

Questions

Is LawDiver Immigration the same connector as caselaw LawDiver?
No. Caselaw is https://lawdiver.com/mcp. Immigration is a separate MCP server at https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration with its own tools and ld_imm_ keys.
Is Immigration in the Claude directory yet?
Not yet. Add a custom connector with server address https://lawdiver.com/mcp/immigration, then Connect, sign in to LawDiver, and click Allow. Leave Advanced settings empty.
Do I paste an API key into Claude.ai?
No. On claude.ai use OAuth: Connect, sign in, Allow. An ld_imm_ key is for Claude Code, Desktop config, Cursor, and other header-based clients.
Are AAO non-precedent decisions binding?
No. AAO non-precedent decisions are not binding (8 C.F.R. § 103.3(c)). Always check I&N Dec. cites with check_immigration_authority before relying on them.
Is LawDiver Immigration free?
The connector and web reader are free during the current rollout. Your Claude subscription is billed by Anthropic.

Also see the Immigration reader, the Immigration API, and the API/MCP hub.

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