Kentucky Code vs Legislation Uk
A side-by-side look at the Kentucky Code and Legislation Uk MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Kentucky Code for legal work as a local process; choose Legislation Uk 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 Kentucky Code when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
ky_statute, ky_search.
Choose Legislation Uk when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_uk_legislation, get_legislation, get_legislation_section.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Kentucky Code | View Legislation Uk |
Tools & capabilities
Kentucky Code tools 2
ky_statuteGet the FULL TEXT of a section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) — Kentucky state law — by citation. "507.020" is murder; "383.580" is the landlord security-deposit statute. Accepts natural forms: "507.020", "KRS 507.020", "§ 507.020". Returns the current statutory text, the catchline, the "Effective:" date, and the legislative "History:" (the Acts that enacted and amended it). Kentucky publishes the CURRENT text only — a prior (pre-amendment) version's text is not available online, only its existence; this tool says so rather than guessing. Keyless. Use for "what does KRS 507.020 say" or to check a Kentucky statute a case or contract relies on.ky_searchSearch the Kentucky Revised Statutes BY TOPIC or keyword rather than citation — "security deposit", "concealed carry", "DUI per se limit", "homicide". Real full-text search over the statutory body text, not just catchlines: a query like "landlord" surfaces KRS 383.580 ("Security deposits") even though that catchline contains neither word. Returns matching citations and catchlines; call ky_statute with a citation for the full text. Keyless.
Legislation Uk tools 6
search_uk_legislationSearch by title words (and optional year) → matching Acts/instruments with full-text URLs. `type` is optional — an exact code, a plain category (`"act"`, `"si"`, `"ssi"`), or omit it to default to `ukpga`. (Renamed from `search_legislation` — the old name still resolves.)get_legislationMetadata for one Act/instrument by type + year + number: title, status, extent, enactment date, full-text URLget_legislation_sectionThe actual text of ONE section — e.g. section 5 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (`ukpga/2018/12`) — without paying for the whole statute. Takes `as_at` (or `version`) for a point-in-time date.get_legislation_textThe text of a whole Act/instrument, byte-bounded: large Acts are truncated with an explicit note pointing at the section-level tool. Takes `as_at` (or `version`).legislation_amendmentsWhat has amended this legislation (`direction: "affected"`, default) or what it amends (`direction: "affecting"`) — amending/amended instrument, affected/affecting provisions, change type, whether applied, commencement date. **Paged at 50** — always states `total_results`/`total_pages`.get_explanatory_notesPlain-language commentary written by the responsible government department, explaining what a section is meant to do. NOT part of the law. Pass `section` for one section's commentary, or omit for an overview + table of contents.
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.
Kentucky Code
{
"mcpServers": {
"kentucky-code": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-kentucky-code"
]
}
}
}
Legislation Uk
{
"mcpServers": {
"legislation-uk": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-legislation-uk"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Kentucky Code is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Legislation Uk belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Kentucky Code for legal work and Legislation Uk 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.
Kentucky Code is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Legislation Uk has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 kentucky-code and legislation-uk as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Kentucky Code has a quality signal of 61/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Legislation Uk has 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.