North Dakota Code vs Obsidian Regulatory MCP
A side-by-side look at the North Dakota Code and Obsidian Regulatory MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose North Dakota Code for legal work as a local process; choose Obsidian Regulatory MCP for legal over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose North Dakota 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.
Choose Obsidian Regulatory MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| 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 | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View North Dakota Code | View Obsidian Regulatory MCP |
Tools & capabilities
North Dakota Code tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Obsidian Regulatory MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.
North Dakota Code
{
"mcpServers": {
"north-dakota-code": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-north-dakota-code"
]
}
}
}
Obsidian Regulatory MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-regulatory-mcp": {
"url": "https://obsidianri.com/mcp"
}
}
}