Proofread.law vs Swiss Case Law

In-depth architectural comparison of the Proofread.law and Swiss Case Law 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?

Choose Proofread.law 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).
• You have access to required keys: PROOFREAD_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Checks US and Swiss case citations, Reads text and local legal documents, Reports coverage, conflicts, and unverifiable citations.

Explore Proofread.law Details

Choose Swiss Case Law when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: search_decisions, get_decision, list_courts.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Proofread.law Legal	Swiss Case Law Legal
Summary	Check US case citations against an open register of 10 million court opinions, from any MCP client.	956k Swiss court decisions: full-text search, citation graph, statute lookup (DE/FR/IT)
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": {
    "proofread-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "proofread-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROOFREAD_API_KEY": "YOUR_PROOFREAD_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swiss-case-law": {
      "url": "https://mcp.opencaselaw.ch"
    }
  }
}

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