Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Australian Law MCP vs Proofread.law
In-depth architectural comparison of the Australian Law MCP and Proofread.law MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Australian Law MCP
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 57/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Proofread.law
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Australian Law MCP if you need specialized Legal tools running via a local process. Choose Proofread.law if your workspace requires Legal integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Australian Law MCP when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: search_law, get_law_text, get_law_as_at.
Choose Proofread.law when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- You have access to required keys:
PROOFREAD_API_KEY. - Primary tools included: Checks US and Swiss case citations, Reads text and local legal documents, Reports coverage, conflicts, and unverifiable citations.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Australian Law MCP Tools (8)
search_law
Find acts and instruments by name. Returns the title ids the other tools take.
get_law_text
The current compilation: the table of provisions, one section, or the full text paginated. Schedules are addressable too (`section="Schedule 7"`), which is where rate tables and forms actually live.
get_law_as_at
The same, but as the law stood on any past date.
verify_citations
Pull statute citations out of text and check each against the register: does the act exist, is it in force, does the cited section exist. Upstream failures come back as UNVERIFIED, never as a missing law.
get_amendment_status
In force or repealed, what the latest compilation incorporates, whether commenced amendments are still unincorporated, and what has amended it.
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Australian Law MCP Configuration
Proofread.law Configuration