ECFiler v0.1.0 — First Release

ECFiler v0.1.0

The first open-source tool for automated document filing on Federal CM/ECF court systems.

Highlights

• Smart Filing — drop a PDF, AI extracts case, court, party, event type. Zero form-filling.
• 150 federal courts — 94 district, 43 bankruptcy, 13 appellate
• 7 safety gates — nothing submits without explicit attorney confirmation
• 3 interfaces — Web UI, CLI, REST API
• 245 tests — including browser E2E tests against a mock CM/ECF server

Quick Start

# Web UI
pip install ecfiler[web]
ecfiler serve
# Open http://localhost:8000

# Smart CLI
ecfiler smart ./motion.pdf

# Docker
docker compose up

What's Included

• AI document analysis (Claude API) — reads your PDF and extracts all filing metadata
• PDF validation + Rule 5.2 redaction scanning
• Certificate of service generator (text + PDF)
• Filing checklists tailored per filing type
• Draft save/resume
• Batch PDF validation
• PACER authentication (token + form-based CSO)
• PACER case search API integration
• Civil cover sheet (JS-44) nature of suit codes
• Setup diagnostics (ecfiler check)
• Filing history (SQLite audit log)
• 14 CLI commands, 17 API endpoints, 6 web UI tabs

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Anthropic API key (for AI features)
• PACER credentials (for filing)
• Playwright + Chromium (installed automatically)