Canlii vs Co Eli MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Canlii and Co Eli MCP 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Canlii 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).

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Choose Co Eli 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: co_search_sentencias, co_get_sentencia, co_coverage.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Canlii Legal	Co Eli MCP Legal
Summary	Search Canadian case law, browse legislation, and check citations via the CanLII API.	MCP server for Colombian Constitutional Court case law (datos.gov.co), citation verification.
Category & Scope	Legal	Legal
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

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).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canlii": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canlii-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "co-eli-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "co-eli-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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