France Legal Research MCP Server (fr-legal-mcp)

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing direct, read-only access to France (FR) 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: French Law MCP Server

Multi-Tier Judicial Hierarchy & Official Sources

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

Primary Legal Portals

• National Legislation Registry: Légifrance (legifrance.gouv.fr) & Data.gouv.fr LEGI (https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)

• Multi-Tier Case Law Database: Judilibre API (Cour de cassation, 36 Cours d'appel & Tribunaux judiciaires) + ArianeWeb (TA/CAA/CE) (https://www.courdecassation.fr/recherche-judilibre)

• Supported Citation Format Example: ECLI:FR:CCASS:2024:C100123 or Code civil art. 1240

Indexed Court & Regional Sub-Portals

Available MCP Tools

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