Cornell Wex vs Contractoracle

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cornell Wex and Contractoracle 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?

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Choose Cornell Wex 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 Contractoracle when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: register_contract, list_contracts, clause_check.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C Cornell Wex Legal	Contractoracle Legal
Summary	Cornell LII Wex MCP — the Legal Information Institute's free legal	ContractOracle - 10 contract analysis tools: clause extraction, redlines, DORA mappings.
Category & Scope	Legal	Legal
Quality signal

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": {
    "cornell-wex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cornell-wex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contractoracle": {
      "url": "https://tooloracle.io/contract/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

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