Austrian MCP Server

Austrian federal legislation — statutes and EU cross-references via MCP

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What is the Austrian MCP server?

If you already use Austrian, the austrian mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Austrian federal legislation — statutes and EU cross-references via MCP.

What the server does

First request opens an OAuth signup flow (setup details: ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart). After signup, your client is bound to your account; tier (free / premium / team / company) determines fan-out, quota, and which downstream MCPs are reachable.

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the European market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for Austrian law -- turns out everyone building for the DACH market has the same research frustrations.

  • A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
  • A compliance officer checking DSGVO obligations or Arbeitsverfassungsgesetz requirements
  • A legal tech developer building tools on Austrian law
  • A researcher tracing legislative history from Regierungsvorlage to enacted statute

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • search_legislation — FTS5 search on 56,760 provisions with BM25 ranking
  • get_provision — Retrieve specific provision by BGBl number + paragraph/section
  • validate_citation — Validate citation against database (zero-hallucination check)
  • build_legal_stance — Aggregate citations from statutes, case law, preparatory works
  • format_citation — Format citations per Austrian conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
  • check_currency — Check if statute is in force, amended, or repealed
  • list_sources — List all available statutes with metadata and data provenance
  • about — Server info, capabilities, dataset statistics, and coverage summary
  • get_eu_basis — Get EU directives/regulations for Austrian statute
  • get_austrian_implementations — Find Austrian laws implementing EU act
  • search_eu_implementations — Search EU documents with Austrian implementation counts
  • get_provision_eu_basis — Get EU law references for specific provision

Installation

@anthropic/mcp-inspector on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Where it fits

Plenty of database access servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Austrian's toolset — search_legislation, get_provision, validate_citation and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by eu.ansvar; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Austrian.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_legislationFTS5 search on 56,760 provisions with BM25 ranking
get_provisionRetrieve specific provision by BGBl number + paragraph/section
validate_citationValidate citation against database (zero-hallucination check)
build_legal_stanceAggregate citations from statutes, case law, preparatory works
format_citationFormat citations per Austrian conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
check_currencyCheck if statute is in force, amended, or repealed
list_sourcesList all available statutes with metadata and data provenance
aboutServer info, capabilities, dataset statistics, and coverage summary
get_eu_basisGet EU directives/regulations for Austrian statute
get_austrian_implementationsFind Austrian laws implementing EU act
search_eu_implementationsSearch EU documents with Austrian implementation counts
get_provision_eu_basisGet EU law references for specific provision
validate_eu_complianceCheck implementation status (requires EU MCP)
ConnectFirst request opens an OAuth signup flow (setup details: [ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart](https://ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart)). After signup, your client is bound to your account; tier (free / premium / team / company) determi

How to install the Austrian MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "austrian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-inspector"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Austrian to search legislation.
  • Use Austrian to get provision.
  • Use Austrian to validate citation.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Austrian to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (search_legislation, get_provision, validate_citation, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Austrian directly.