JamesANZ/us-legal-mcp

> **Comprehensive US legal data in your AI workflow.** Search Congress bills, Federal Register documents, court opinions, and committees. No API keys required (optional for enhanced access).
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that brings authoritative US legal information into AI coding environments like Cursor and Claude Desktop.
Why Use US Legal MCP?
- 🆓 **No API Keys Required** – Works out of the box (optional keys for enhanced access)
- 🎯 **Jev High-Confidence Filter** – Optional TypeSafe Jev scoring drops poor matches
- 📜 **Comprehensive Sources** – Congress, Federal Register, CourtListener
- ⚡ **Easy Setup** – One-click install in Cursor or simple manual setup
- 🔍 **Multi-Source Search** – Search across all legal sources simultaneously
- 📊 **Real-time Data** – Recent bills, regulations, and court opinions
Quick Start
Ready to explore US legal data? Install in seconds:
**Install in Cursor (Recommended):**
🔗 Install in Cursor
**Or install manually:**
Features
📜 Congress.gov
- **search-congress-bills** – Search bills and resolutions
- **get-recent-bills** – Get recently introduced legislation
- **get-congress-committees** – List Congressional committees
📋 Federal Register
- **search-federal-register** – Search regulations and executive orders
- **get-recent-regulations** – Get recently published documents
⚖️ CourtListener
- **search-court-opinions** – Search court opinions (federal and state)
- **get-recent-court-opinions** – Get recent court decisions
🎯 Jev Relevance Filter (optional)
When TYPESAFE_API_KEY (or JEV_API_KEY) is set in the MCP server env, query-based search tools send each hit to Jev (TypeSafe System One) and **only return high-confidence matches**. Poor or low-confidence results are dropped. Without a key the server keeps its existing keyword scoring.
Filtered tools: search_congress_bills, search_federal_register, search_all_legal, search_court_opinions, search_regulator_news, search_digital_asset_regulation. Lookup tools (get_bill_details, recent lists, curated acts) are unchanged.
🔍 Multi-Source
- **search-all-legal** – Comprehensive search across all sources
- **search_digital_asset_regulation** – Aggregate search (Congress + Federal Register + all regulator feeds) scoped to crypto/stablecoin topics
🪙 Digital Asset & Crypto Legislation
- **get_genius_act_info** – Curated reference for the GENIUS Act (S.1582, 119th Cong., Pub. L. 119-27) — US payment stablecoin framework
- **get_clarity_act_info** – Curated reference for the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act (H.R.3633, 119th Cong.) — SEC/CFTC digital-asset jurisdiction
- **get_curated_act** – Fetch any curated act by slug (genius-act, clarity-act)
- **get_bill_details** – Live Congress.gov metadata for any bill (by billId like s1582-119 or hr3633-119)
- **get_bill_actions** – Full chronological action history for a bill
- **get_bill_text** – All text versions (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled…) with PDF/HTML/XML links
- **get_public_law_text** – GovInfo public law package + truncated full text (e.g., 119-27 for GENIUS Act)
🏛️ Regulator News Feeds
- **get_recent_regulator_news** – Recent press releases from OCC, SEC, CFTC, Federal Reserve, Treasury, or FinCEN
- **search_regulator_news** – Keyword search across any/all regulator press-release feeds
Installation
Cursor (One-Click)
Click the install link above or use:
Manual Installation
**Requirements:** Node.js 18+ and npm
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json: