Us Legal MCP vs Lex Ray
A side-by-side look at the Us Legal MCP and Lex Ray MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Lex RayLegalStructured EU and UK legislation: public metadata, free sample articles, and entitled full text.39FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Us Legal MCP for legal work over a hosted endpoint; choose Lex Ray for legal. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Us Legal MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
LChoose Lex Ray when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | L Lex Ray | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 39/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 38 | — |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Us Legal MCP | View Lex Ray |
Tools & capabilities
Us Legal MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Lex Ray 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.
Us Legal MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"jamesanz-us-legal-mcp": {
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3"
}
}
}
Lex Ray
No confirmed install command for Lex Ray yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Us Legal MCP is categorized under Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Lex Ray belongs to Legal and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Us Legal MCP for legal work and Lex Ray 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. Lex Ray has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Us Legal MCP is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. Lex Ray has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: no auth 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 jamesanz-us-legal-mcp and lex-ray as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Us Legal MCP has a quality signal of 44/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 38 GitHub stars. Lex Ray has 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.