Honeyfield-Org/ris-mcp-ts

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants access to Austria's official legal database — the Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS).
Ask your AI assistant about Austrian law, and it will search and retrieve legal documents directly from the official government API. No API key required.
## What You Can Do
Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant things like:
> "What does Austrian law say about tenancy rights?"
> "Find Constitutional Court decisions on freedom of expression."
> "Show me §1295 of the ABGB (Austrian Civil Code)."
> "What laws about climate protection were published in 2024?"
> "Look up the building code for the province of Salzburg."
> "Get the full text of document NOR40052761."
The server translates these natural language requests into structured API calls against the RIS Open Government Data API.
## Features
13 specialized tools covering all major RIS collections
Federal law (ABGB, StGB, UGB, ...) and state law for all 9 provinces
Court decisions from 16 court types (Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Administrative Court, ...)
Law gazettes — Federal (BGBl) and state (LGBl)
Government bills, ministerial decrees, cabinet protocols
Full document retrieval with smart prefix-based routing
Change history tracking across 36 application types
Interactive result list (MCP Apps) in hosts that support it — with a full text answer everywhere else
Markdown and JSON output formats
Free and open — uses Austria's Open Government Data API, no API key needed
## Quick Start
Run directly without installation:
bash
pnpm dlx ris-mcp-ts
Or install globally:
bash
pnpm add -g ris-mcp-ts
## Configuration
### Claude Desktop
Add to your Claude Desktop config (Settings > Developer > Edit Config):
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
json
"mcpServers": {
"ris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
> Note: The "Add custom connector" UI in Claude Desktop only supports remote MCP servers (HTTP/SSE). Local stdio servers like this one must be configured via the JSON file.
> Tip: You can also use pnpm dlx instead of npx in all configuration examples if you prefer pnpm.
### Claude Code
Add to your project or user settings:
bash
claude mcp add ris -- npx -y ris-mcp-ts
### VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project:
json
"servers": {
"ris": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
### Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global access):
json
"mcpServers": {
"ris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
### Windsurf
Add to your Windsurf MCP config at ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
json
"mcpServers": {
"ris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
### Other MCP Clients
Any MCP-compatible client can connect via stdio transport:
bash
npx -y ris-mcp-ts
# or: pnpm dlx ris-mcp-ts
## Available Tools
| Tool | Description |
| ris_bundesrecht | Search federal laws (ABGB, StGB, UGB, etc.) |
| ris_landesrecht | Search state/provincial laws (all 9 provinces) |
| ris_judikatur | Search court decisions (16 court types) |
| ris_bundesgesetzblatt | Search Federal Law Gazettes (BGBl I/II/III) |