MCP server for UK legislation (legislation.gov.uk): persistent identifiers and verifiable citations.
MCP server for UK legislation (legislation.gov.uk): persistent identifiers and verifiable citations.
An MCP server for legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives' official portal for United Kingdom legislation. It searches and retrieves Acts of Parliament, UK Statutory Instruments, and the equivalent instruments of the Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly, with persistent identifiers and verifiable citations.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| gb_search | Search legislation by text, doc type and year (/all/data.feed or /{doc_type}/data.feed). |
| gb_get_act | Fetch act/instrument metadata by reference (e.g. ukpga/2018/12). |
| gb_get_text | Fetch the full text (xml, html, akn/Akoma Ntoso, rdf, pdf, csv). |
| gb_recent_legislation | Legislation published since a date, newest-first, optionally by doc type. |
| gb_search_case_law | Search UK judgments via The National Archives' Find Case Law Atom feed, by text, court, and date range. |
| gb_get_case | Fetch a judgment by neutral citation, Find Case Law URI/path, or opaque id - returns Akoma Ntoso XML, or a PDF link fallback. |
| gb_search_govuk | Search GOV.UK documents via the keyless Search API - employment/tax/property tribunal decisions, HMRC internal manuals, CMA cases - with server-side date filters and real totals. |
| gb_get_govuk_content | Fetch one GOV.UK document via the Content API - tribunal decisions return the judgment PDF link, HMRC manual sections return the full text. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"gb-eli": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["gb-eli-mcp"],
"env": {
"GB_ELI_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"GB_ELI_CASELAW_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"GB_ELI_GOVUK_BASE_URL": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GB_ELI_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| GB_ELI_CASELAW_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| GB_ELI_GOVUK_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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