MCP for CanLII: Canadian case law and legislation metadata (federal, provincial, territorial).
MCP for CanLII: Canadian case law and legislation metadata (federal, provincial, territorial).
The hosted instance is public. No Vaquill token is required. Provide your own CanLII key one of two ways:
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Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| list_case_databases | List all courts and tribunals in the CanLII collection |
| list_cases | Browse decisions from a specific court/tribunal database |
| get_case | Get metadata for a specific case (title, citation, date, keywords) |
| get_case_citations | Get cases cited by a case, cases citing it, or legislation it references |
| list_legislation_databases | List all statute and regulation databases |
| list_legislation | Browse statutes or regulations from a specific database |
| get_legislation | Get metadata for a specific piece of legislation |
{
"mcpServers": {
"canlii": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@tomilashy/canlii-mcp"],
"env": {
"CANLII_API": "your_api_key"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| CANLII_API | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MCP_AUTH_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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