LienDeadline vs Ris
A side-by-side look at the LienDeadline and Ris MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose LienDeadline for legal work; choose Ris 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 LienDeadline when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You want tools like
calculate_supplier_deadlines, get_supplier_questions, calculate_supplier_deadlines_v3.
Choose Ris when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
ris_bundesrecht, ris_landesrecht, ris_judikatur.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 19 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | 13 |
| Full listing | View LienDeadline | View Ris |
Tools & capabilities
LienDeadline tools 7
calculate_supplier_deadlinesCalculates a construction material supplier's preliminary notice and lien filing deadlines from delivery events (contract supplier-events-v2), for questions that need deadline dates. Available baselines cover Florida and Kansas private projects; other states and public projects return review_required, which is a valid result, not an error. How the parameters depend on each other: last_delivery_date is required when deliveries_complete is true. Florida (FL) takes florida_final_payment_status and florida_termination_status; Kansas (KS) takes kansas_extension_status; these are rejected for other states. Each takes yes, no or unknown: an omitted or unknown answer keeps the affected deadline under review, and a blanket review flag is not accepted. The Florida final-payment answer holds the notice for suppliers not hired by the owner. A Florida event date is accepted only with the matching yes answer. Delivery dates are furnishing dates, not invoice dates. Returns JSON with an overall status (calculated or review_required), preliminary_notice and lien_filing (each with its own status: calculated, not_required, review_required or awaiting_final_delivery, plus deadline, days_from_now, description and statute source_url), critical_warnings, statute_citations, an exact echo of the submitted inputs and a disclaimer. Invalid or contradictory facts return an error naming the field before any API call. Requires a customer key and consumes one plan calculation unit. No project is saved, notice sent or lien filed. Not legal advice.get_supplier_questionsReturns the current supplier-events-v3 scope support, jurisdiction-specific yes/no/unknown event questions, date policies, optional recurring_notice_intake descriptor, sources and exact rule/question identities for a material supplier. Requires a customer key; no delivery dates needed. Discovery does not consume calculation quota. A 503 means the reviewed source is unavailable. Approval of research alone does not activate a scope.calculate_supplier_deadlines_v3Evaluates supplier-events-v3 project facts against the exact discovered rule and question identities. Returns independent notice and lien outcomes with sources and an exact nested input echo. When RI discovery asks ri_mailed_within_200_days after ri_mailed=yes, confirm whether mailing occurred within 200 days of first delivery. No, Unknown or omitted confirmation requires review; recording alone does not establish a 40-day target. Only calculated outcomes contain calculated deadline dates. Report every candidate_deadlines entry with its ID, date and sources under the API explanation. For NH review fallbacks, first_furnishing is a conservative checkpoint and final_furnishing is informational pending contract grouping and qualifying completion; passing the first checkpoint does not itself establish expiry. A calculated contract_completion outcome uses only the returned deadline, without substituting the first checkpoint or recomputing a date. Review candidates do not establish filing deadlines, completion or scheduled reminders. An optional preliminary_notice.notice_duties collection contains independently required named notices, each with its own calculated date, explanation and sources; the legacy preliminary date is only their earliest summary. Report every validated duty without inferring duties from candidates or treating one notice as satisfying all duties. A separate optional preliminary_notice.planned_notice_targets collection contains qualified intent planning targets with their target dates, assumed filing dates, full ten- or thirty-day intervals, explanations and sources. Planning targets do not establish statutory expirations, actual filing, notice completion or scheduled notifications. An optional verified action_by is a Conservative action date planning target under qualified review; the statutory deadline and countdown remain unresolved, with explanation, sources and warnings. Optional recurring_notice_facts supplies actual Tennessee furnished months or New Hampshire account records. Tennessee recurring_notice_periods cover entered periods only, including paid and unknown states; known unpaid duties remain independent. New Hampshire recurring_notice_checkpoints are advisory check-ins with unresolved legal status, not legal deadlines, service, completion or scheduled reminders; they do not reset earlier gaps. Never infer intervening months or blanket completion. Stale identities return 409, unavailable reviewed sources return 503. Requires a customer key and consumes one plan calculation unit. No project is saved, notice sent or lien filed.calculate_lien_deadlineCustomer API tool: requires LIENDEADLINE_API_KEY, a dedicated LienDeadline customer key; without one it returns a configuration error and makes no request. Calculates the preliminary notice and lien filing deadlines for one construction invoice from its invoice or delivery date and state. Returns JSON with state, invoice_date, project_type, preliminary_notice_deadline, lien_deadline, waiver_due_date, prelim_deadline_days, lien_deadline_days, warnings such as weekend or holiday rollover, notes and a disclaimer. A date, day count or project_type the API does not return is null; missing warnings is [] and missing notes is an empty string. API denials (401 key, 403 scope, 429 rate limit) return a tool error. Successful calculations consume one API plan unit. Not legal advice.list_supported_statesCustomer API tool: requires LIENDEADLINE_API_KEY with the states:read scope. Returns count and the two-letter codes of the jurisdictions the customer invoice calculation accepts. It does not list editorial guides or the states with reviewed supplier baselines. Takes no parameters. Read-only.get_state_lien_guideReturns LienDeadline's editorial mechanics lien and preliminary notice guide for one state or DC: rules (rule summary with statute citations), deadline_rows (deadline table), faqs (common questions) and source_url (the guide's web page), roughly 4 KB of JSON. For questions about how a state's lien or notice rules work, why a deadline falls where it does, or which statute applies. An unknown state code returns an error. The guide is an editorial reference, not a calculation: its day counts are summaries, not computed deadlines. Public and read-only; no key needed.list_state_lien_guidesLists every published state lien guide in one response, without pagination: count plus state_code, title and slug for all 50 states and DC, in alphabetical order by state name. It lists editorial guides only and does not indicate which states have calculated deadlines. Takes no parameters. Public and read-only; no key needed.
Ris tools 13
ris_bundesrechtSearch Austrian federal laws (Bundesrecht). Use this tool to find Austrian federal legislation like ABGB, StGB, UGB, etc. Search strategy: "titel" and "paragraph" are the precise entry points — prefer them whenever the law or the section is known ("paragraph" is ignored for applikation="Erv", the English translations). "suchworte" runs a broad full-text search and the RIS API returns those hits ordered alphabetically by law title, not by relevance, so a common term buries the relevant law under thousands of results. Austrian law often splits one topic across several statutes, so look for a companion law: warranty, for example, is covered both by the VGG (consumer sales, B2C, in force since 2022) and by §§ 922 ff ABGB (general warranty law, including B2B). Example queries: - suchworte="Mietrecht" -> Find laws mentioning rent law - titel="ABGB", paragraph="1295" -> Find specific ABGB section - titel="B-VG", paragraph="7", abschnitt_typ="Artikel" -> Article-based laws - titel="ABGB", fassung_vom="2015-01-01" -> Consolidated version as of a date - applikation="Begut" -> Search draft legislationris_landesrechtSearch Austrian state/provincial laws (Landesrecht). Use this tool to find laws enacted by Austrian federal states (Bundeslaender). Search strategy: "titel" and "paragraph" (together with "bundesland") are the precise entry points — prefer them whenever the law or the section is known. "suchworte" runs a broad full-text search and the RIS API returns those hits ordered alphabetically by law title, not by relevance, so a common term buries the relevant law under thousands of results. Austrian law often splits one topic across several statutes and across the federal/state divide — when the topic turns out to be federal rather than state law (warranty, for example, sits in the VGG and in §§ 922 ff ABGB), search it with ris_bundesrecht instead. Example queries: - suchworte="Bauordnung", bundesland="Salzburg" -> Find state building law - titel="Bauordnung", bundesland="Wien", paragraph="1" -> Specific section - suchworte="Naturschutz", bundesland="Tirol", fassung_vom="2020-01-01" -> Version as of a dateris_judikaturSearch Austrian court decisions (Judikatur). Use this tool to find court decisions from Austrian courts. Choose the jurisdiction via "gerichtsbarkeit" (which court system to search). RIS distinguishes two document kinds, controlled by "dokumenttyp": - Rechtssatz: abstract legal principle / headnote (Leitsatz) distilled from a decision - Entscheidungstext: the full decision text including reasoning (Begruendung) The default "beide" searches both for the most complete results. Example queries: - gerichtsbarkeit="Vfgh", suchworte="Grundrecht" -> Constitutional Court decisions - suchworte="Schadenersatz", gericht="OGH" -> Only Supreme Court (OGH) decisions - norm="1295 ABGB" -> Which decisions cite §1295 ABGB? - gerichtsbarkeit="Justiz", fachgebiet="Arbeitsrecht", sortierung="datum_ab" -> Newest labor-law decisionsris_bundesgesetzblattSearch Austrian Federal Law Gazettes (Bundesgesetzblatt). Use this tool for historical research and tracking when laws were enacted. Contains official publications of federal laws, ordinances, and treaties. Example queries: - bgblnummer="120", jahrgang="2023", teil="1" -> Find specific gazette - suchworte="Klimaschutz" -> Full-text search in gazettesris_landesgesetzblattSearch Austrian State Law Gazettes (Landesgesetzblatt). Use this tool to find official publications of state/provincial laws. Covers all 9 federal states (Bundeslaender). Example queries: - lgblnummer="50", jahrgang="2023", bundesland="Wien" - suchworte="Bauordnung", bundesland="Salzburg"ris_regierungsvorlagenSearch Austrian Government Bills (Regierungsvorlagen). Use this tool for legislative history and parliamentary materials. Contains government proposals submitted to parliament. Example queries: - suchworte="Klimaschutz" -> Full-text search in bills - einbringende_stelle="BMF (Bundesministerium für Finanzen)" -> Bills from Finance Ministry - beschlussdatum_von="2024-01-01", beschlussdatum_bis="2024-12-31" -> Bills from 2024ris_dokumentRetrieve full text of a legal document. Use this after searching to load the complete text of a specific law or decision. Note: For long documents, content may be truncated. Use specific searches to narrow down.ris_dokument_abschnittReturn one section of a document already open in the RIS document viewer. Intended for the viewer widget, not for direct use — for the full text of a document use `ris_dokument`.ris_bezirkeSearch Austrian district administrative authority announcements (Kundmachungen der Bezirksverwaltungsbehörden). Use this tool to find announcements and ordinances from district administrative authorities. Note: Only certain states publish here: Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Burgenland, Steiermark. Example queries: - bundesland="Niederösterreich", suchworte="Bauordnung" - bezirksverwaltungsbehoerde="Bezirkshauptmannschaft Innsbruck"ris_gemeindenSearch Austrian municipal law (Gemeinderecht). Use this tool to find municipal regulations and local ordinances. Applications: - Gr: Municipal law (Gemeinderecht) - default - GrA: Cross-border municipal law (Gemeinderecht Authentisch/Amtsblätter) Example queries: - gemeinde="Graz", suchworte="Parkgebuehren" - bundesland="Tirol", titel="Gebuehrenordnung" - applikation="Gr", index="Baurecht" - applikation="GrA", bezirk="Bregenz"ris_sonstigeSearch miscellaneous Austrian legal collections (Sonstige). Use this tool for specialized legal documents and historical materials. Available applications: - PruefGewO: Trade licensing examinations (Gewerbeordnung) - Avsv: Social insurance announcements (Sozialversicherung) - Spg: Health structure plans (Strukturpläne Gesundheit) - Avn: Official veterinary notices (Amtliche Veterinärnachrichten) - KmGer: Court announcements (Kundmachungen der Gerichte) - Upts: Party transparency decisions (Parteien-Transparenz-Senat) - Mrp: Council of Ministers protocols (Ministerratsprotokolle) - Erlaesse: Ministerial decrees (Erlässe der Bundesministerien) Example queries: - applikation="Mrp", suchworte="Budget", einbringer="BMF..." - applikation="Erlaesse", bundesministerium="Bundesministerium für Finanzen" - applikation="Upts", partei="SPÖ - Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs" - applikation="KmGer", kmger_typ="Geschaeftsordnung" - applikation="Avsv", dokumentart="Richtlinie"ris_historySearch document change history (Aenderungshistorie). Use this tool to track changes to legal documents over time. Shows when documents were created, modified, or deleted. Available applications (30 total): - Bundesrecht: Bundesnormen, BgblAuth, BgblAlt, BgblPdf, RegV - Landesrecht: Landesnormen, LgblAuth, Lgbl, LgblNO, Vbl, Gemeinderecht, GemeinderechtAuth - Judikatur: Justiz, Vfgh, Vwgh, Bvwg, Lvwg, Dsk, Gbk, Pvak, AsylGH - Sonstige: Bvb, Mrp, Erlaesse, PruefGewO, Avsv, Spg, KmGer, Dok, Normenliste Example queries: - applikation="Bundesnormen", aenderungen_von="2024-01-01", aenderungen_bis="2024-01-31" - applikation="Justiz", aenderungen_von="2024-06-01"- +1 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.
LienDeadline
No confirmed install command for LienDeadline yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Ris
{
"mcpServers": {
"ris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ris-mcp-ts"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
LienDeadline is categorized under Legal and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Ris belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick LienDeadline for legal work and Ris 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. LienDeadline has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
LienDeadline has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Ris 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 liendeadline and ris as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, LienDeadline has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Ris has 63/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 19 GitHub stars.