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precedent-finder

Find controlling precedents from legal corpora with court, case number, and relevance ranking.

Updated Jun 20, 2026
Search Tags:#legal research#case law#jurisprudence#litigation#precedent#court decisions
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Sigmacodeat/subsumio-web --skill precedent-finder-sigmacodeat
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: precedent-finder
Source: https://github.com/Sigmacodeat/subsumio-web/tree/main/server/skills/precedent-finder
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Sigmacodeat/subsumio-web --skill precedent-finder-sigmacodeat

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the challenge of locating relevant controlling precedents across a legal knowledge corpus by ranking case law decisions with citations, reasoning, and relevance context.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Precedent Discovery: Searches indexed legal corpora for decisions from courts including BGH, BAG, BFH, BVerwG, BVerfG, OGH, BGer, EuGH, and EGMR.
  • Legal Authority Ranking: Organizes results by binding authority, persuasive value, and informational relevance while requiring court, case number, date, and legal principle details.
  • Research Support: Helps lawyers and legal teams answer questions such as finding case law on a specific statutory provision or legal issue using only available brain corpus data.

Quick Start

Use the precedent-finder skill to find controlling BGH decisions about the legal issue described in my case facts.

Frequently Asked Questions about precedent-finder

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I find controlling legal precedents for a specific statutory issue?▼

Find controlling legal precedents by searching a legal knowledge corpus using court decisions and legal issue matching. The Skill synthesizes your query, ranks decisions by authority, and outputs the court, case number, date, and legal principle.

Can I use this to search case law from German and European courts?▼

You can search case law from German, Austrian, Swiss, and European courts. The legal knowledge corpus includes decisions from the BGH, BAG, BFH, BVerwG, BVerfG, OGH, BGer, EuGH, and EGMR.

How does legal authority ranking work when discovering case law?▼

Legal authority ranking organizes case law search results by binding authority, persuasive value, and informational relevance. Every result requires the court, case number, date, legal principle, and relevance justification to structure the output.

What is the best way to research jurisprudence across multiple jurisdictions?▼

Research jurisprudence across multiple jurisdictions by querying a legal knowledge corpus that matches legal issues and ranks court decisions with citations, reasoning, and relevance context across German, Austrian, Swiss, and European courts.

Are there limitations when finding case law using available brain corpus data?▼

A limitation of finding case law is that discovery relies entirely on available brain corpus data. It cannot access external live databases, meaning research is constrained to the indexed legal decisions within the system.

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