Hudoc vs Korean Law MCP
A side-by-side look at the Hudoc and Korean Law MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Hudoc for legal work as a local process; choose Korean Law 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?
Choose Hudoc when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
echr_search, echr_judgment.
Choose Korean Law 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:
LAW_OC, LAW_API_PROTOCOL.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | LAW_OCLAW_API_PROTOCOL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2,773 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Hudoc | View Korean Law MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Hudoc tools 2
echr_searchSearch European Court of Human Rights (ECHR / Strasbourg) case law by free text, Convention Article, respondent state and/or date. Returns case name, application number(s), Article(s) engaged, the conclusion (violation/no violation), importance level and the itemid to read the full judgment with echr_judgment. Use for "what has Strasbourg ruled on Article 8 against France", "recent Article 10 freedom-of-expression judgments", etc. Covers judgments by default; pass collection to search decisions, advisory opinions, resolutions, communicated cases or reports instead.echr_judgmentFetch the full text of one ECHR document by its itemid (from echr_search, e.g. "001-249132"). Returns the judgment/decision body converted to plain text, paged. Very recently published items (within a few days) sometimes have no converted text yet — the tool says so rather than returning nothing silently; echr_search's `conclusion` field is available immediately even then.
Korean Law MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Hudoc
{
"mcpServers": {
"hudoc": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-hudoc"
]
}
}
}
Korean Law MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"korean-law-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"--ignore-scripts",
"--omit=optional",
"korean-law-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LAW_OC": "YOUR_LAW_OC_HERE",
"LAW_API_PROTOCOL": "YOUR_LAW_API_PROTOCOL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Hudoc is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Korean Law MCP belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Hudoc for legal work and Korean Law 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.
Hudoc has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Korean Law MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 hudoc and korean-law-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Hudoc has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Korean Law MCP has 55/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 2,773 GitHub stars.