JamesANZ/us-legal-mcp

Overview

An MCP server that provides comprehensive US legislation. It exposes legal data through the Model Context Protocol, allowing AI assistants to query and retrieve US laws and statutes.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI assistants that need reliable access to US legal texts

Use cases

• Integrate US legal references into AI-powered research tools
• Automate compliance checks by querying current legislation
• Build legal document analysis assistants with up-to-date law data

How to use

Install

npm install -g us-legal-mcp

Tested with

Cursor, Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "us-legal-mcp": {\n      "command": "node",\n      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/legal-mcp/dist/index.js"],\n      "env": {\n        "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "",\n        "COURT_LISTENER_API_KEY": "",\n        "GOVINFO_API_KEY": ""\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

An MCP server that provides comprehensive US legislation. It exposes legal data through the Model Context Protocol, allowing AI assistants to query and retrieve US laws and statutes.

31 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-04-20. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Integrate US legal references into AI-powered research tools
• Automate compliance checks by querying current legislation
• Build legal document analysis assistants with up-to-date law data

Pros

• Open source and written in TypeScript for easy integration
• Leverages the MCP standard for interoperability with AI clients
• Provides a structured way to access US legislation programmatically

Cons

• Limited community adoption with only 31 stars
• Requires self-hosting and maintenance of the server
• Scope is restricted to US legislation only

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