England Works Watch vs Lexapi MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the England Works Watch and Lexapi 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?

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Choose England Works Watch when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Freemium).
• Primary tools included: england_works_watch_info, licensing_source_status, list_supported_change_events.

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Choose Lexapi MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: LEXAPI_API_KEY, LEXAPI_BASE_URL.
• Primary tools included: lex_search, lex_get_document, lex_get_metadata.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	E England Works Watch Legal	Lexapi MCP Lex-API Legal
Summary
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": {
    "england-works-watch": {
      "url": "https://england-works-watch-production.up.railway.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lex-api-lexapi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@lexapi/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LEXAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_LEXAPI_API_KEY_HERE",
        "LEXAPI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_LEXAPI_BASE_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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