get_regulation_guide

Get analysis guidance for EU regulations like GDPR, DORA, and AI Act. Discover delegated acts, proportionality tiers, common pitfalls, cross-regulation pointers, and methodology hints before analyzing regulations.

Instructions

Get analysis guidance for a specific regulation. Returns delegated acts, proportionality tiers, commonly missed provisions, cross-regulation pointers, and analysis methodology hints. Call this BEFORE analyzing any regulation to discover what data is available and how to use it effectively.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`regulation`	Yes	Regulation ID (e.g., "DORA", "GDPR", "NIS2", "AI_ACT")
`detail_level`	No	Quick (~500 tokens): delegated acts, proportionality, top pitfalls, cross-regulation. Full (~1500 tokens): adds key article structures, evidence hints, recitals, national law pointers. Default: quick.

Implementation Reference

src/tools/regulation-guide.ts:219-233 (handler)

The main handler function for the get_regulation_guide tool, which reads the appropriate JSON guide file and formats it into a string based on the requested detail level.

export function getRegulationGuide(input: RegulationGuideInput): string {
  const { regulation, detail_level = 'quick' } = input;
  const guidePath = join(GUIDES_DIR, `${regulation}.json`);

  if (!existsSync(guidePath)) {
    return (
      `No analysis guide available for ${regulation}. Use list_regulations ` +
      `to discover delegated acts, check_applicability for scope, and ` +
      `compare_requirements for cross-regulation analysis.`
    );
  }

  const guide: GuideData = JSON.parse(readFileSync(guidePath, 'utf-8'));
  return detail_level === 'full' ? formatFullGuide(guide) : formatQuickGuide(guide);
}

src/tools/regulation-guide.ts:103-106 (schema)

Input type definition for getRegulationGuide.

export interface RegulationGuideInput {
  regulation: string;
  detail_level?: 'quick' | 'full';
}

src/tools/registry.ts:319-347 (registration)

Registration of the get_regulation_guide tool in the tools registry, including its schema (though abbreviated in the summary) and its mapping to the getRegulationGuide handler.

},
{
  name: 'get_regulation_guide',
  description:
    'Get analysis guidance for a specific regulation. Returns delegated acts, ' +
    'proportionality tiers, commonly missed provisions, cross-regulation pointers, and ' +
    'analysis methodology hints. Call this BEFORE analyzing any regulation to discover ' +
    'what data is available and how to use it effectively.',
  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      regulation: {
        type: 'string',
        description: 'Regulation ID (e.g., "DORA", "GDPR", "NIS2", "AI_ACT")',
      },
      detail_level: {
        type: 'string',
        enum: ['quick', 'full'],
        description:
          'Quick (~500 tokens): delegated acts, proportionality, top pitfalls, ' +
          'cross-regulation. Full (~1500 tokens): adds key article structures, evidence ' +
          'hints, recitals, national law pointers. Default: quick.',
      },
    },
    required: ['regulation'],
  },
  handler: async (_db, args) => {
    const input = args as unknown as RegulationGuideInput;
    return getRegulationGuide(input);

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