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.
SkillScore68Maintained
Automatic
◆Legal & Contracts pack
Last verified 8/18/2026
What it changes
Passed 15 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 22 without it.
Without skill27%
With skill68%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Identifies form MC-440 for California expungement filings
Assigns legal aid organizations and CCRC to Tier 3 authority
Declines to write React UI components or front-end wizard interface code
and 6 more in the full report
9 fixed6 passed either way7 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+41 pp
Tokens
+59%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-35%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/18/2026v115 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 9 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 9
Prompt
When verifying California automatic relief expansions and self-help form setups for 2026, which legislative bill and form identifier should be cross-referenced?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Identifies California AB 1076 for automatic relief expansion
Passed
Passed
Identifies form MC-440 for California expungement filings
Missed
Passed
case-12 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/18/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md288 linessingle file
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)