China Law MCP vs Ris
A side-by-side look at the China Law MCP and Ris MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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China Law MCPLegal · Local subprocess (stdio)Search 23,995 Chinese statutes and verify citations to catch LLM-fabricated references.33EmergingAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose China Law MCP for legal work as a local process; 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?
CChoose China Law MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
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 | C China Law MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 56/100 · Good |
| 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 |
Tools & capabilities
China Law MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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_gemeindenSearch municipal law and regulationsris_sonstigeSearch miscellaneous collections (8 sub-apps)ris_historyTrack document change history (36 app types)- +1 more on the listing page
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.
China Law MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"china-law-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"china-law-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Ris
{
"mcpServers": {
"ris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ris-mcp-ts"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
China Law MCP is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Ris belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick China Law MCP 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.
China Law MCP 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 china-law-mcp and ris as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, China Law MCP has a quality signal of 33/100 (Emerging) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Ris has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 19 GitHub stars.