Justicelibre vs PDFGate MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Justicelibre and PDFGate MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Justicelibre for legal work; choose PDFGate MCP Server 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 Justicelibre when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search_doctrine, get_law_article, search_decisions_citing.
Choose PDFGate MCP Server 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:
PDFGATE_API_KEY. - You want tools like
generate_pdf, upload_file, get_document.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | PDFGATE_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 12 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 19 | 24 |
| Full listing | View Justicelibre | View PDFGate MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Justicelibre tools 19
search_doctrineOpinions of the CADA (access to administrative documents), decisions of the Défenseur des droits, conclusions of the CE's rapporteurs publics, BOFiP (tax guidance), Code du travail numérique, CNIL deliberations. These are NOT court decisions: an opinion does not bind the judge. Keywords in French. Read a document: get_decision(id=…). For conclusions (ariane_crp), the case number is `numero`; `doc_id` is an internal identifier. Example: search_doctrine(query="communication dossier médical", source="cada")get_law_articleArticle of a French code or statute, as in force on a date (default: today). `code`: abbreviation ("CT", "cc"), name ("code du travail"), LEGITEXT or statute ("loi 91-647", "loi du 1er juillet 1901"); list: about(topic="codes"). European texts: "CEDH" (protocols: num="P1-1"), "CHARTE_UE", "TUE", "TFUE"; treaties: "CIDE", "GENEVE1951", "HAYE1980"… (with French status); EU acts: "RGPD", "directive 93/13", "UE-<CELEX>" (repealed: flagged). To cite an older decision, pass its date: the article is served as it stood then. `view="versions"`: its history; `view="map"`: wordings, citing texts, implementing orders. `etat`/`note` flag a lag behind Légifrance; `info_numero`, a renumbering. `num` also accepts a LEGIARTI (`code` may then be omitted). Without `num`, a LEGITEXT (outside codes), a European text or a treaty gives the whole text, 120 articles per page (`suite`: offset=…). Examples: get_law_article(code="CIDE", num="3"); get_law_article(code="code civil", num="1382", date="2015-06-01")search_decisions_citingCourt decisions that EXPLICITLY cite an article ("article 1240 du code civil", "art. L. 1152-1 du code du travail"). Does not find indirect references or citations without an article number: searching by concept is for `search`. Example: search_decisions_citing(code="CC", num="1240")searchSearches all sources (French and European case law, codes and statutes, Journal officiel, collective agreements, doctrine), expanding to legal synonyms. Entry point for an open question; for one specific court, use `search_case_law`. A citation ("Cass. soc. 11 mai 2022", an ECLI, an appeal number) is recognised and searched as such. Singular and plural are searched together; "in double quotes": the exact word. Query in French: the data is French (some ECHR/CJEU texts are English only). Example: search(query="harcèlement moral fonctionnaire") Args: query: keywords or a citation; OR/AND/NOT/NEAR in UPPERCASE between two words are operators (NEAR = within 10 words); lowercase words are plain words sources: dila, jade, legi, cedh, cjue, kali, jorf, doctrine (empty: all) sort: relevance | date_desc | date_asc date_min: YYYY-MM-DD (all sources) date_max: YYYY-MM-DD limit: results (max 100) expand_synonyms: expand to legal synonyms (default true)search_case_lawDecisions of one court or court family, by relevance or by date (latest decisions: `search_recent_admin_decisions`). Keywords in French. ECHR, CJEU: texts sometimes in English only. Example: search_case_law(query="licenciement inaptitude", court="CASS") Args: query: keywords (optional with numero_rg), plural included except "in double quotes"; OR/AND/NOT/NEAR in UPPERCASE between two words are operators (NEAR = within 10 words); lowercase words are plain words court: ADMIN (CE+CAA+TA) | CE | CAA | TA | ARIANEWEB | JUDICIAIRE | CASS | CA | TJ | TCOM | CONSTIT | CEDH | CJUE | CNDA court_name: "TA Lille", "CAA Douai" (ADMIN, CE, CAA, TA) sort: relevance | date_desc | date_asc (ADMIN, CE, CAA, TA, CNDA) date_min: YYYY-MM-DD (not ARIANEWEB, CEDH, CJUE) date_max: same numero_rg: RG number (CA, JUDICIAIRE) nature: QPC, DC… (CONSTIT) limit: per page (max 50) offset: pagination (pass next_offset as is)search_recent_admin_decisionsLatest decisions from the administrative courts' open data (daily mirror), sorted by date: what a court has just decided (by relevance: `search_case_law`). All words required (singular or plural); "in double quotes": exact form; OR/AND/NOT/NEAR in UPPERCASE between two words are operators (NEAR = within 10 words); lowercase words are plain words. Keywords in French: judgments spell out the full expression, rarely the acronym ("OQTF"). Example: search_recent_admin_decisions(query='"obligation de quitter le territoire"', court="TA59") Args: query: keywords; empty = all decisions of the court court: CE | CE-CAA (CE + CAA) | code of a TA or CAA ("TA59", "CAA69") | ALL_TA (the 40 TA) | ALL_CAA (the 9 CAA) limit: results (one court; max 100) limit_per_court: results per court (ALL_TA, ALL_CAA; max 100) total_limit: overall cap (ALL_TA, ALL_CAA; 0 = no cap) date_min, date_max: YYYY-MM-DD, date of the decision (optional)get_decisionFull text of a decision, by `id` or by `numero` (+ `court`). Several decisions with that number: list `decisions` (ECHR/CJEU: the one judgment is served, the rest in `autres_documents`). An administrative number alone ("2200433") is refused; CE: see `homonymes`. Also reads doctrine (cada:…, ddd:…), JORFTEXT and KALIARTI ids. Examples: get_decision(id="CETATEXT000007641393") get_decision(numero="497566", court="CE") get_decision(numero="23/05688", court_name="CA Douai") # RG get_decision(numero="24-14.641") # Cour de cassation appeal; likewise 2024L02643 (commercial court), 6538/74 (ECHR), C-72/24 (CJEU) Args: id: id from a search (JURITEXT, CETATEXT, 001-…, CELEX, JORFTEXT…) or a judicial/European case number numero: case, appeal (pourvoi), RG, commercial court, ECHR or CJEU number court: CE | CAA | TA | CONSTIT | CASS | CA | TJ | TCOM | CPH | CEDH | CJUE | CNDA court_name: "TA Lyon", "CA Douai" nature: DC, QPC… (CONSTIT, shared number)search_legislationKeyword search in French codes and statutes (LEGI), the Journal officiel (JORF), agreements (KALI) or EU law. Known article: `get_law_article`. Keywords in French. Example: search_legislation(query="harcèlement moral", code="CT") Agreement (corpus="kali"): idcc="1486" without query → table of contents; query="Syntec" → agreements, texts; KALI id → sections or text. Args: query: keywords (all required; "in double quotes": exact form), or a KALI id; optional for kali with idcc; OR/AND/NOT/NEAR in UPPERCASE between two words are operators (NEAR = within 10 words); lowercase words are plain words corpus: legi | jorf | kali | europe (CEDH, treaties) | ue (EU acts) code: code abbreviation or name ("CT", "code du travail", "CEDH", "RGPD") nature: jorf: LOI, DECRET, ARRETE… idcc: kali: IDCC number date_min: YYYY-MM-DD (legi, jorf) date_max: YYYY-MM-DD (legi, jorf) limit: per page (max 50) offset: offset tout: kali: repealed texts tooresolve_referenceTurns a reference into an identifier and an official link: statute or decree number ("91-647", "loi n° 78-17") → the text; identifier (LEGIARTI, LEGITEXT, JORFTEXT, CETATEXT, JURITEXT, ECLI, CELEX of a judgment or of a text, HUDOC) → URL at the source; CNDA reference ("CNDA, 12 mars 2024, n° 23012345") → id and link; European article ("art. 8 CEDH", "267 TFUE", "P1-1", "art. 17 RGPD", "article 3 de la directive 93/13") → official link and the get_law_article call. A decision number is read with get_decision instead (the error gives the exact call). Examples: resolve_reference(reference="loi n° 91-647") resolve_reference(reference="LEGIARTI000032041571") Args: reference: text number or identifier legitext: parent LEGITEXT (for a LEGIARTI of a text outside the codes) date: YYYY-MM-DD (article version in the URL)get_legislative_historyLegislative history (travaux préparatoires) of a French statute or bill (Assemblée nationale files since 2012; key dates only before). Each step of `parcours` lists its documents (bill, reports, opinions, adopted or rejected texts: number, date, authors, official URL), votes, minutes, the Constitutional Council decision and the Official Journal; `issue` says adopted or rejected. Cite documents by number and URL. Example: get_legislative_history(loi="2016-1547") Args: query: keywords from the file title (French); OR/AND/NOT in UPPERCASE between two words are operators; lowercase words are plain words loi: statute number ("2016-1547") limit: number of files (max 20) steps: include the stages of the shuttle between the two chamberssearch_directoryPublic addresses and contacts in France: courts, court registries (greffes), town halls, CCAS, prefectures, public services. Example: search_directory(query="tribunal judiciaire Dunkerque") Args: query: name, town or type of office (French); OR/AND/NOT in UPPERCASE between two words are operators ("Lille OR Douai"); lowercase words are plain words category: directory category (optional) source: directory source (optional) limit: number of results (max 200)aboutWhat JusticeLibre covers (sources, volumes, freshness, terms of use), the list of administrative courts and their codes, or the list of codes and statutes accepted by get_law_article. Example: about(topic="codes") Args: topic: service | courts | codes- +7 more on the listing page
PDFGate MCP Server tools 24
generate_pdfGenerate a PDF from a URL or raw HTML. Provide either 'url' or 'html', not both.upload_fileUpload a PDF to PDFGate so it can be referenced by other operations. Provide either 'filePath' (local path) or 'url'.get_documentRetrieve metadata for a stored PDFGate document by its ID.delete_documentDelete a PDFGate document.flatten_pdfFlatten an interactive PDF into a static, non-editable PDF. Creates a new document; does not overwrite the original.extract_form_dataExtract form field values from a fillable PDF. Returns a JSON object mapping field names to their values.add_form_fieldsAdd interactive form fields to a stored PDF — from placeholder tags (refined via fieldOverrides) and/or explicitly positioned fields.compress_pdfCompress/optimise a PDF to reduce file size without changing visual content.protect_pdfEncrypt a PDF with a password and optional permission restrictions. Produces a new document; the original is unchanged.watermark_pdfApply a text or image watermark to a PDF. For type='text' provide 'text'; for type='image' provide 'watermarkImagePath'.download_fileDownload the raw PDF bytes of a stored document, returned as an embedded resource. For a shareable link instead, use get_document.create_envelopeCreate a signing envelope from one or more existing PDFGate documents. Each recipient is given either as email and name or as the recipientId of a stored recipient. Recipients marked embedded sign inside your application via create_embed_link and receive no emails. Use signingOrder to make recipients sign in sequence. Returns an envelope in 'created' status; call send_envelope to dispatch signing emails.- +12 more on 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.
Justicelibre
No confirmed install command for Justicelibre yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
PDFGate MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-37": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pdfgate/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PDFGATE_API_KEY": "YOUR_PDFGATE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Justicelibre is categorized under Legal and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. PDFGate MCP Server belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Justicelibre for legal work and PDFGate MCP Server 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. Justicelibre has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Justicelibre is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. PDFGate MCP Server is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. 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 justicelibre and mcp-server-37 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Justicelibre has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 12 GitHub stars. PDFGate MCP Server has 61/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.