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Austria Legal Research MCP Server (at-legal-mcp)

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing direct, read-only access to Austria (AT) legislation, multi-tier judicial decisions (First Instance, Regional/Cantonal/Appellate, and Supreme/Constitutional courts), and statutory citation verification for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Antigravity.


Quick Desktop Setup (No Command Line Required)

This package includes a graphical installer for legal practitioners who prefer not to use terminal commands or edit JSON configuration files manually.

  1. Download: Click <> Code at the top right of this repository, select Download ZIP, and extract the folder to your computer.

  2. Run the Setup Utility:

    • Windows: Double-click Click_Here_To_Install_Windows.bat

    • macOS: Double-click Click_Here_To_Install_Mac.command

  3. Connect: Click Install & Connect Automatically in the setup window and restart Claude Desktop.

System Integrity Note: The setup utility operates strictly in read-only mode with respect to your personal files and documents. It installs an isolated Python environment inside the extracted folder and registers the server entry in your AI client configuration.


Related MCP server: at-ris

Multi-Tier Judicial Hierarchy & Official Sources

This server indexes and queries decisions across the full judicial hierarchy of Austria, allowing practitioners to filter research by procedural stage:

Judicial Tier

Covered Courts & Tribunals

Tier 1 — First Instance

Bezirksgerichte (BG), Landesgerichte (LG), Handelsgericht Wien & Arbeits- und Sozialgericht Wien

Tier 2 — Regional / Cantonal / Appellate

4 Oberlandesgerichte (OLG Wien, Graz, Linz, Innsbruck), 9 Landesverwaltungsgerichte (LVwG), Bundesverwaltungsgericht (BVwG) & Bundesfinanzgericht (BFG)

Tier 3 — Supreme & Constitutional

Oberster Gerichtshof (OGH), Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH) & Verwaltungsgerichtshof (VwGH)

  • National Legislation Registry: RIS Open Government Data API (data.bka.gv.at - Bundesrecht & Landesrecht) (https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Bundesrecht)

  • Multi-Tier Case Law Database: RIS BKA Judikatur API v2.6 (Justiz, VfGH, VwGH, BVwG, LVwG, BFG — data.bka.gv.at) (https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Judikatur)

  • Supported Citation Format Example: ECLI:AT:OGH0002:2024:0010OB00012.24A or BGBl. I Nr. 100/2023

Indexed Court & Regional Sub-Portals

Sub-Portal Identifier (sub_court)

Official Endpoint / Registry

ris_justiz_ogh_olg_lg

https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Judikatur?Applikation=Justiz

ris_vfgh

https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Judikatur?Applikation=Vfgh

ris_vwgh

https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Judikatur?Applikation=Vwgh

ris_bvwg

https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Judikatur?Applikation=Bvwg

ris_lvwg

https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Judikatur?Applikation=Lvwg


Available MCP Tools

Tool

Description

search_legislation

Searches enacted statutes, codes, decrees, and official gazette publications in Austria.

search_case_law

Searches national jurisprudence and European/ECLI-linked judgments for Austria.

search_tiered_court_decisions

Filters case law specifically by judicial instance (first_instance, appellate_regional, supreme_constitutional) or regional/cantonal court key (sub_court).

list_court_hierarchy

Returns the complete 3-tier court structure and registered sub-portal endpoints for Austria.

get_legal_document_markdown

Retrieves full statutory or judicial texts and converts them into clean Markdown.

verify_citation

Validates statutory and case law citations against official registries.


{
  "mcpServers": {
    "at-legal-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jurisatlas/at-legal-mcp",
        "at-legal-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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