OpenHelvetia Gateway vs Swiss Courts MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the OpenHelvetia Gateway and Swiss Courts MCP 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 Swiss Courts MCP 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	Swiss Courts MCP Legal
Summary	Swiss federal law (Fedlex) and political data (LINDAS) for agents, every answer with sources	Swiss court decisions via entscheidsuche.ch, including federal and cantonal courts
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": {
    "swiss-courts-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "swiss-courts-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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