Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
England Works Watch vs Canlii MCP
In-depth architectural comparison of the England Works Watch and Canlii 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
England Works Watch
Legal · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 56/100 (Good) | Auth: other
Canlii MCP
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 53/100 (Good) | Auth: API Key required
Verdict Summary: Choose England Works Watch if you need specialized Legal tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Canlii MCP 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?
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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.
Choose Canlii MCP when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
- You have access to required keys:
CANLII_API, PORT, MCP_AUTH_TOKEN. - Primary tools included: list_case_databases, list_cases, get_case.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
England Works Watch Tools (5)
england_works_watch_info
Free product information. Use for service scope, what England Works Watch does, pricing, cost, x402 network, payment, MCP endpoint, discovery metadata, or legal-advice disclaimer. Not for source freshness, supported-event lists, or change decisions.
licensing_source_status
Free GOV.UK evidence source status. Use for current guidance, source freshness, stale sources, changed fingerprints, blocking sources, review status, evidence lifecycle, or source coverage. Not for a specific sponsor change decision.
list_supported_change_events
Free supported-event list. Use for capability questions such as 'Does this support salary, role and work location changes?' or when asking which sponsor events the tool can handle, which change types/categories are supported, or to list supported events: absence, salary, role or occupation code, work location or home working, delayed start, stopping sponsorship or worker departure, organisation change, TUPE, merger, takeover, or Home Office/UKVI sponsor reporting. Capability/list only; not impact, reporting, or required-action decisions.
assess_change_impact
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).
England Works Watch Configuration
Canlii MCP Configuration