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PDFGate MCP Server vs Entscheidsuche — Schweizer Gerichtsentscheide
In-depth architectural comparison of the PDFGate MCP Server and Entscheidsuche — Schweizer Gerichtsentscheide MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
PDFGate MCP Server
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 63/100 (Good) | Auth: API Key required
Entscheidsuche — Schweizer Gerichtsentscheide
Legal · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose PDFGate MCP Server if you need specialized Legal tools running via a local process. Choose Entscheidsuche — Schweizer Gerichtsentscheide if your workspace requires Legal integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose PDFGate MCP Server when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
You have access to required keys: PDFGATE_API_KEY.
Generate a PDF from a URL or raw HTML. Provide either 'url' or 'html', not both.
upload_file
Upload a PDF to PDFGate so it can be referenced by other operations. Provide either 'filePath' (local path) or 'url'.
get_document
Retrieve metadata for a stored PDFGate document by its ID.
delete_document
Delete a PDFGate document.
flatten_pdf
Flatten an interactive PDF into a static, non-editable PDF. Creates a new document; does not overwrite the original.
extract_form_data
Extract form field values from a fillable PDF. Returns a JSON object mapping field names to their values.
add_form_fields
Add interactive form fields to a stored PDF — from placeholder tags (refined via fieldOverrides) and/or explicitly positioned fields.
compress_pdf
Compress/optimise a PDF to reduce file size without changing visual content.
protect_pdf
Encrypt a PDF with a password and optional permission restrictions. Produces a new document; the original is unchanged.
watermark_pdf
Apply a text or image watermark to a PDF. For type='text' provide 'text'; for type='image' provide 'watermarkImagePath'.
download_file
Download the raw PDF bytes of a stored document, returned as an embedded resource. For a shareable link instead, use get_document.
create_envelope
Create 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. Returns an envelope in 'created' status; call send_envelope to dispatch signing emails.
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Entscheidsuche — Schweizer Gerichtsentscheide Tools (6)
search
Volltextsuche mit Lucene-Syntax. Filter nach Entscheiddatum, Scrape-Datum, Hierarchie (Kanton / Gericht / Kammer) und Sprache. Sortierung nach Relevanz, Entscheiddatum oder Scrape-Datum. Paginierung über `next_cursor` / `search_after`. Aggregationen für Facetten-Auswertung.
search_by_case_number
Exakte Phrasensuche nach Geschäftsnummern, Aktenzeichen und BGE-Zitaten (z.B. `BGE 142 III 1`, `6B_1234/2025`, `5A_396/2015`). Setzt die Nummer automatisch in Anführungszeichen.
fetch_document
Vollständigen Entscheid samt Volltext anhand der ID abrufen.
list_hierarchy
Hierarchie-IDs (Bund / Kanton / Gericht / Kammer) mit Trefferzahlen.
list_facets
Hierarchischer Facetten-Baum mit lokalisierten Labels in DE/FR/IT.
server_info
Versions- und Konfigurationsinformationen.
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
PDFGate MCP Server is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Entscheidsuche — Schweizer Gerichtsentscheide belongs to Legal using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select PDFGate MCP Server when you need capabilities focused on legal and Entscheidsuche — Schweizer Gerichtsentscheide when you require tools for legal.