Kentucky Code vs License Verify MCP

A side-by-side look at the Kentucky Code and License Verify MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Kentucky Code logoKentucky CodeLegal · Local subprocess (stdio)Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) — state statutes by citation and by topic.61GoodAuth: no auth requiredLicense Verify MCP logoLicense Verify MCPLegal · Local subprocess (stdio)Verify a US contractor's license, surety bond, and insurance from official state data (WA L&I live, CA CSLB beta). Agent-payable pay-per-success, MCP-native.57GoodAuth: no auth required

Verdict: choose Kentucky Code for legal work as a local process; choose License Verify 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?

Kentucky Code logoChoose 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.
Explore Kentucky Code

License Verify MCP logoChoose License Verify MCP 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 jurisdiction, license_number, business_name.
Explore License Verify MCP

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecKentucky Code logoKentucky CodeLicense Verify MCP logoLicense Verify MCP
CategoryLegalLegal
Quality signal61/100 · Good57/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNo auth requiredNo auth required
PricingFreePaid service
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars00
Directory activity 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools23

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.

License Verify MCP tools 3

  • jurisdiction
  • license_number
  • business_name

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 (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kentucky-code": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-kentucky-code"
      ]
    }
  }
}

License Verify MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lmaniraruta-license-verify-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "apify"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Kentucky Code is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. License Verify MCP belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Kentucky Code for legal work and License Verify 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.

Kentucky Code is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. License Verify MCP is listed as a paid service. 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 kentucky-code and lmaniraruta-license-verify-mcp 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. License Verify MCP has 57/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.