# UK Legal Research

Connects AI assistants to UK legislation, case law, Hansard debates, and HMRC guidance. Generates verifiable evidence packs with primary source citations.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 20
- Author: paulieb89
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/paulieb89/uk-legal-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/uk-legal-research

## What it does

This server hooks your coding agent directly into primary British legal records, including `legislation.gov.uk`, The National Archives Find Case Law, and parliamentary debates. The agent fetches actual statutory provisions, territorial extent data, voting records, and OSCOLA citation details instead of guessing from memory. Standard queries require no external API keys. Only HMRC's optional Making Tax Digital checks need authentication.

Heavy documents stream through dedicated `judgment://`, `legislation://`, and `hansard://` resource URIs. Massive statutes can stall over shared cloud IPs. Running `uvx uk-legal-mcp` locally avoids that bottleneck. Remember to verify the `extent` field, because UK statutes often apply differently across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)
- Remote server: `https://uk-legal-mcp.fly.dev/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http uk-legal-mcp https://uk-legal-mcp.fly.dev/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add uk-legal-research -- uvx uk-legal-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from uk-legal-mcp <command>

### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add uk-legal-research --url https://uk-legal-mcp.fly.dev/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add uk-legal-research -- uvx uk-legal-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from uk-legal-mcp <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "uk-legal-research": {
            "url": "https://uk-legal-mcp.fly.dev/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "uk-legal-research": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "uk-legal-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from uk-legal-mcp <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "uk-legal-research": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://uk-legal-mcp.fly.dev/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "uk-legal-research": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "uk-legal-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from uk-legal-mcp <command>

### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http uk-legal-research https://uk-legal-mcp.fly.dev/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add uk-legal-research uvx uk-legal-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from uk-legal-mcp <command>

## When to use it
- retrieve UK court judgments with neutral citations and paragraph references
- verify whether a statutory provision is currently in force
- inspect parliamentary committee evidence and division voting records
- parse legal citations according to OSCOLA standards

## Example prompts
- Use uk-legal-mcp to find the territorial extent and commencement date of the Worker Protection Act.
- Search The National Archives for recent High Court rulings on contract repudiation and quote relevant paragraphs.
- Check the Hansard record for House of Lords amendments regarding the Automated Vehicles Bill.

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