MCP Sudact vs Hong Kong CourtDB
A side-by-side look at the MCP Sudact and Hong Kong CourtDB MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Sudact for legal work as a local process; choose Hong Kong CourtDB 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 MCP Sudact when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
MCP_SUDACT_TOKEN, MCP_SUDACT_API_BASE, MCP_SUDACT_TIMEOUT. - You want tools like
search_cases, get_citation.
Choose Hong Kong CourtDB when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
Hk_list_cases, Hk_get_case, Hk_get_document.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Paid service | Not declared |
| Required env vars | MCP_SUDACT_TOKENMCP_SUDACT_API_BASE |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Sudact tools 2
search_casesПолнотекстовый поиск судебных дел РФ — как родной поиск на sudact.ru. Ищет по тексту документа с фильтрами по статье закона, типу суда, инстанции и датам; возвращает реальный total_found и выдачу с case_id/url для последующего get_citation. Требуется ключ MCP_SUDACT_TOKEN (тариф Pro): движок поиска — на нашем сервере.get_citationПолный текст судебного решения по url карточки sudact.ru или case_id. Тянет полный текст решения (с сервера), с опциональной анонимизацией ФИО. Нужно указать url или case_id. Требуется ключ MCP_SUDACT_TOKEN (тариф Pro).
Hong Kong CourtDB tools 3
Hk_list_casesPaginated cases — filter by `case_prefix`, `year`, `category`, `titleContains`, `partiesContainsHk_get_caseSingle case by id (`caseNo/year`) — parties and judgment filesHk_get_documentPlain-text judgment by file id (judgment DIS id)
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.
MCP Sudact
{
"mcpServers": {
"atomno-labs-mcp-sudact": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"atomno-mcp-sudact"
],
"env": {
"MCP_SUDACT_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_SUDACT_TOKEN_HERE",
"MCP_SUDACT_API_BASE": "YOUR_MCP_SUDACT_API_BASE_HERE",
"MCP_SUDACT_TIMEOUT": "YOUR_MCP_SUDACT_TIMEOUT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Hong Kong CourtDB
{
"mcpServers": {
"hong-kong-courtdb": {
"url": "https://hk.courtdb.org/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Sudact is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Hong Kong CourtDB belongs to Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCP Sudact for legal work and Hong Kong CourtDB 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.
MCP Sudact is listed as a paid service. Auth: api key required. Hong Kong CourtDB 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 atomno-labs-mcp-sudact and hong-kong-courtdb as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Sudact has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. Hong Kong CourtDB has 45/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.