openlaw-mcp MCP Server

A free, open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes UK and EU open law — judgments, statutes, regulations, regulator notices — to host LLMs such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor.

Remote serverApache-2.0

What is the openlaw-mcp Server?

openlaw-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the damankaur-dev/openlaw-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A free, open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes UK and EU open law — judgments, statutes, regulations, regulator notices — to host LLMs…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Hosted connection

The maintainer’s configuration uses https://openlawmcp.legalaispace.com/v1/mcp. Check the project’s account and authentication instructions when adding the endpoint to your client.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
search_caselawSearch The National Archives' Find Case Law (E&W courts + tribunals from 2001).
fetch_judgmentPull a full judgment as structured Akoma Ntoso.
grep_judgmentRun a regex inside a single judgment's paragraphs.
lookup_statutePoint-in-time lookup of any UK statute section on legislation.gov.uk.
legislation_tocWalk the table of contents for an Act or SI.
fetch_eurlexFetch an EU document by CELEX number.
fetch_hudocFetch an ECHR judgment (English / French Court-authored text only).
search_fca_handbookResolve an FCA Handbook reference (SYSC 4.1.1R) to a deterministic deep link.[^1]
fetch_fca_noticeBuild metadata + deep link for a known FCA Final or Decision Notice slug.[^1]
search_ico_guidanceSearch ICO guidance and enforcement notices.
fetch_hmrc_manualFetch a section of an HMRC internal manual.
format_oscolaFormat a parsed citation in OSCOLA (UK / Ireland) or Bluebook.
citator_liteForward citation lookup for a judgment. Treatment classification is not included.

How to install the openlaw-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openlaw": {
      "url": "https://openlawmcp.legalaispace.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.