open-legal-products gives Mike a usable operations manual
Mike's maintainers have turned a sprawling set of instructions into a clearer guide for getting the legal-AI platform running and keeping it running.
The new front door is deliberately brief: what Mike does, how to start it, and where to go next. Detailed guidance now sits in focused material, so a firm or legal-ops team can find the operational answer without wading through a project history.
- Local and production setup are separated, including the optional local AI-model route.
- CourtListener integration, troubleshooting, and the Word add-in each have their own practical guidance.
- Database upgrades now stress backups and testing both new installations and upgrades from older versions.
- Testing notes distinguish ordinary automated checks from optional live-AI testing.
It is not a product feature release, but it makes Mike easier to evaluate, deploy, and operate with fewer avoidable surprises.
So what Managing partners, legal-ops leads, and product teams considering Mike should care because clearer runbooks lower the practical risk of a serious pilot.
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