Acquis vs Contracts Wizard
A side-by-side look at the Acquis and Contracts Wizard MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Acquis for legal work over a hosted endpoint; choose Contracts Wizard for legal over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Acquis when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
search_eu_law, get_provision, get_act_status.
Choose Contracts Wizard when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
Tools & capabilities
Acquis tools 5
search_eu_lawSemantic search over the corpus → ranked verbatim provisions with citations.get_provisionExact lookup by legal anchor — `act: "AI Act", article: "6", paragraph: "1", point: "a"` (also `annex`, `recital`).get_act_statusAn act's CELEX number(s), latest consolidation date, in-force info and coverage.list_versionsEvery stored version of an article with validity windows ("what did it say before the amendment?").verify_fragmentRecomputes the content hash and reports the ed25519 signing provenance of any returned citation.
Contracts Wizard tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Acquis
{
"mcpServers": {
"acquis": {
"url": "https://api.acquislaw.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Contracts Wizard
{
"mcpServers": {
"openzeppelin-contracts-wizard": {
"url": "https://mcp.openzeppelin.com"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Acquis is categorized under Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Contracts Wizard belongs to Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Acquis for legal work and Contracts Wizard for legal.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Acquis has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Contracts Wizard is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add acquis and openzeppelin-contracts-wizard as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Acquis has a quality signal of 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Contracts Wizard has 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 295 GitHub stars.