OpenHelvetia Gateway vs Lawbster

In-depth architectural comparison of the OpenHelvetia Gateway and Lawbster 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose OpenHelvetia Gateway when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Lawbster when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	O OpenHelvetia Gateway Legal	Lawbster Legal
Summary	Swiss federal law (Fedlex) and political data (LINDAS) for agents, every answer with sources	Verified, citable German & EU law for any LLM. Daily updates from official sources, hosted in DE.
Category & Scope	Legal	Legal
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

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).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openhelvetia-gateway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openhelvetia-gateway"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lawbster": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@planit-tech/primamcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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