Egov Law MCP vs Legislation Uk — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs
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Egov Law MCP vs Legislation Uk
In-depth architectural comparison of the Egov Law MCP and Legislation Uk 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Egov Law MCP
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 53/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Legislation Uk
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Egov Law MCP if you need specialized Legal tools running via a local process. Choose Legislation Uk if your workspace requires Legal integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Egov Law 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).
Retrieves article text. Provide either `lawId` or `lawNum`.
get_law
Retrieves basic metadata and a plain text preview of a law.
find_related_laws
Searches for laws whose names look related to a base law name, including enforcement orders and regulations.
Legislation Uk Tools (6)
search_uk_legislation
Search by title words (and optional year) → matching Acts/instruments with full-text URLs. `type` is optional — an exact code, a plain category (`"act"`, `"si"`, `"ssi"`), or omit it to default to `ukpga`. (Renamed from `search_legislation` — the old name still resolves.)
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).
Egov Law MCP is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Legislation Uk belongs to Legal using local stdio subprocess. Select Egov Law MCP when you need capabilities focused on legal and Legislation Uk when you require tools for legal.
Metadata for one Act/instrument by type + year + number: title, status, extent, enactment date, full-text URL
get_legislation_section
The actual text of ONE section — e.g. section 5 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (`ukpga/2018/12`) — without paying for the whole statute. Takes `as_at` (or `version`) for a point-in-time date.
get_legislation_text
The text of a whole Act/instrument, byte-bounded: large Acts are truncated with an explicit note pointing at the section-level tool. Takes `as_at` (or `version`).
legislation_amendments
What has amended this legislation (`direction: "affected"`, default) or what it amends (`direction: "affecting"`) — amending/amended instrument, affected/affecting provisions, change type, whether applied, commencement date. **Paged at 50** — always states `total_results`/`total_pages`.
get_explanatory_notes
Plain-language commentary written by the responsible government department, explaining what a section is meant to do. NOT part of the law. Pass `section` for one section's commentary, or omit for an overview + table of contents.