China Law MCP vs Canlii MCP
A side-by-side look at the China Law MCP and Canlii MCP 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 Canlii MCP 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 Canlii MCP 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:
CANLII_API, PORT, MCP_AUTH_TOKEN. - You want tools like
list_case_databases, list_cases, get_case.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | C China Law MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | CANLII_APIPORT |
Tools & capabilities
China Law MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Canlii MCP tools 7
list_case_databasesList all courts and tribunals in the CanLII collectionlist_casesBrowse decisions from a specific court/tribunal databaseget_caseGet metadata for a specific case (title, citation, date, keywords)get_case_citationsGet cases cited by a case, cases citing it, or legislation it referenceslist_legislation_databasesList all statute and regulation databaseslist_legislationBrowse statutes or regulations from a specific databaseget_legislationGet metadata for a specific piece of legislation
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"
]
}
}
}
Canlii MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"vaquill-ai-canlii-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tomilashy/canlii-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API": "YOUR_CANLII_API_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE",
"MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
China Law MCP is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Canlii MCP belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick China Law MCP for legal work and Canlii MCP 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. Canlii MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. 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 vaquill-ai-canlii-mcp 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. Canlii MCP has 57/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 6 GitHub stars.