Acquis vs Ris
A side-by-side look at the Acquis and Ris 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 Ris for legal as a local process. 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 Ris when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
ris_bundesrecht, ris_landesrecht, ris_judikatur.
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 | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars |
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.
Ris tools 13
ris_bundesrechtSearch federal laws (ABGB, StGB, UGB, etc.)ris_landesrechtSearch state/provincial laws (all 9 provinces)ris_judikaturSearch court decisions (16 court types)ris_bundesgesetzblattSearch Federal Law Gazettes (BGBl I/II/III)ris_landesgesetzblattSearch State Law Gazettes (LGBl)ris_regierungsvorlagenSearch government billsris_dokumentRetrieve full document text by ID or URLris_dokument_abschnittReturn one section of an open document by character offset (feeds the document viewer widget)ris_bezirkeSearch district authority announcementsris_gemeinden
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"
}
}
}
Ris
{
"mcpServers": {
"ris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ris-mcp-ts"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Acquis is categorized under Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Ris belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Acquis for legal work and Ris 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. Ris has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 ris 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. Ris has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 19 GitHub stars.