BAILII UK Case Law vs Melta UI
A side-by-side look at the BAILII UK Case Law and Melta UI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose BAILII UK Case Law for legal work as a local process; choose Melta UI 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 BAILII UK Case Law when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
bailii_search, bailii_get_judgment, bailii_list_courts.
Choose Melta UI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
get_token, get_component, check_rule.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 69/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | 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 | 6 | 202 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 6 |
| Full listing | View BAILII UK Case Law | View Melta UI |
Tools & capabilities
BAILII UK Case Law tools 3
bailii_searchSearch BAILII for UK case law by keyword or phrase. Searches the full BAILII database including UKSC, EWCA, EWHC, House of Lords, tribunals, and Irish courts. Returns a list of matching cases with titles, citations, and document paths to use with bailii_get_judgment.bailii_get_judgmentRetrieve a BAILII judgment, optionally filtered to a specific section. Use the path returned by bailii_search. By default returns summary + conclusions (or first 5000 chars if no sections detected). Use section='all' for the complete text.bailii_list_courtsList the main UK courts and tribunals available on BAILII. Returns court codes useful for constructing direct BAILII URLs or understanding search results. Returns: str: JSON object mapping court codes to court names.
Melta UI tools 6
get_tokenGet a design token by dot-path. Returns the token object with its value and class mapping.get_componentGet component metadata including variants, sizes, accessibility requirements, HTML sample, per-state specs (stateSpecs: disabled/loading/open/empty etc. — each with delta class strings + aria changes), and anatomy parts (overlay/container/th etc. with element/roles/class). Prefer these structured fields over inferring states from the HTML sample.check_ruleCheck class strings against this design system's prohibition rules. Returns violations with reasons and alternatives.check_htmlLint a full HTML/JSX source against melta-ui rules — the same checks as CI and the PostToolUse hook (class rules + html-attr rules + composition rules for HTML). Use this AFTER generating UI code to self-verify before presenting it. Response always includes coverage info (manual rules cannot be auto-checked).searchSearch across tokens and components by keyword. Matches against names, values, class strings, and descriptions. Returns up to 20 results (truncated flag when more matched).get_rulesGet melta-ui prohibition rules from rules.json (107 total). Use this to retrieve manual/contextual rules that check_rule cannot auto-detect. Supports filtering by category, severity, or detector.
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.
BAILII UK Case Law
{
"mcpServers": {
"bailii-uk-case-law": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"bailii-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Melta UI
{
"mcpServers": {
"melta-ui": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"melta-ds-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
BAILII UK Case Law is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Melta UI belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick BAILII UK Case Law for legal work and Melta UI 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.
BAILII UK Case Law has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Melta UI 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 bailii-uk-case-law and melta-ui as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, BAILII UK Case Law has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 6 GitHub stars. Melta UI has 69/100 (Great) with 4 views, 0 installs and 202 GitHub stars.