Westlaw (westlaw.com) Browsing Skill
Defines anti-bot mitigation rules and required headed/DOM browsing methods for conducting legal research on Westlaw.
Westlaw (westlaw.com) Browsing Skill
This skill defines rules for interacting with Westlaw using the visible browser or computer access.
Core Rules
- Ultra-Aggressive Anti-Bot: Westlaw employs extreme anti-bot security. The standard dev_tools_browser skill is blocked or challenged. However, the standard visible_browser skill MCP tool, edge_dom skill (via the DOM Bridge Extension), and computer_access skill (Pillar 4 Win32 UI Automation) all work successfully.
- Required Browsing Method: You MUST use either visible_browser skill, edge_dom skill (via the DOM Bridge Extension), or computer_access skill (Pillar 4 Win32 UI Automation) to interact with Westlaw on the user's authenticated profile.
- Internal Browser: NEVER attempt to use the
read_url_contentinternal browser for Westlaw. It will fail immediately. - Legal Analysis Audit: When extracting cases or statutes from Westlaw for a legal workflow, ensure you follow the adversarial audit procedures outlined in the legal-analysis-audit workflow.