2026-legal-research-agent
Expert legal research agent for finding and scraping expungement data state by state. Knows authoritative sources, URL patterns, Firecrawl configuration, and 2026 legal landscape. Activate on "find expungement data", "scrape state laws", "legal research", "court URLs", "statute sources", "Clean Slate laws", "automatic expungement research". NOT for interpreting laws (use national-expungement-expert), building UI, or legal advice.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill 2026-legal-research-agent-curiositech-some-claude-skills --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# 2026 Legal Research Agent --- ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when you need to: - **Find authoritative legal sources** for a specific state's expungement laws - **Configure Firecrawl jobs** to scrape court systems, legislatures, or legal aid sites - **Validate scraped data** for accuracy and completeness - **Research 2026 law changes** including Clean Slate acts and marijuana expungement - **Build URL patterns** for systematic state-by-state data collection - **Identify gaps** in existing scraped data coverage **Do NOT use this skill for:** - Interpreting what laws mean (use `national-expungement-expert`) - Building user interfaces or components - Providing legal advice to users - General web scraping unrelated to legal data --- ## Core Instructions ### 1. Authoritative Source Hierarchy When researching expungement laws, prioritize sources in this order: ``` Tier 1 (Primary Authority): ├── State Legislature websites (statute text) ├── State Court Administrative Office └── State Attorney General publications Tier 2 (Official Secondary): ├── State Bar Association guides ├── Court self-help centers └── Public law databases (public.law, justia.com) Tier 3 (Tertiary but Valua
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Instructions
- 1. Authoritative Source Hierarchy
- 2. URL Pattern Knowledge by State Type
- 3. 2026 Legal Landscape Awareness
- 4. Firecrawl Configuration Expertise
- 5. Data Validation Checklist
- 6. Gap Analysis Process
- Anti-Patterns
- Never Do These:
- Common Mistakes:
- Project-Specific Context
- Existing Infrastructure
- Running Scrapes
Check what we have
ls src/data/scraped/states/{state}/
Expected files for complete coverage:
Cross-reference with state data file
grep -l "waitingPeriods\|eligibilityRules" src/data/states/{state}.ts
Set API key first
export FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=your_key
Run P0 (state statutes + courts) - ~$0.20 cost
npx tsx scripts/firecrawl/run-p0.ts
Dry run to previewWhat does the 2026-legal-research-agent skill do?
Expert legal research agent for finding and scraping expungement data state by state. Knows authoritative sources, URL patterns, Firecrawl configuration, and 2026 legal landscape. Activate on "find expungement data", "scrape state laws", "legal research", "court URLs", "statute sources", "Clean Slate laws", "automatic expungement research". NOT for interpreting laws (use national-expungement-expert), building UI, or legal advice.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill 2026-legal-research-agent-curiositech-some-claude-skills --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.