A side-by-side look at the RegAI Legal MCP (Taiwan) and Ris MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose RegAI Legal MCP (Taiwan) for legal work; choose Ris for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search_law, search_law_titles, get_article_by_numberris_bundesrecht, ris_landesrecht, ris_judikatur.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | R RegAI Legal MCP (Taiwan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 19 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | 13 |
| Full listing | View RegAI Legal MCP (Taiwan) | View Ris |
search_lawSearch law articles by legal concept, keyword or article referencesearch_law_titlesResolve a full or partial law name to the official name(s)get_article_by_numberExact text of one article by law name + number (optionally the official English)get_law_hierarchyChapter / section / article outline of one lawget_law_detailsFull text of an entire law, as Markdownsearch_decisionsSearch court decisions by concept, fact pattern or keyword, ranked by relevancesearch_decisions_exactList **every** decision containing literal phrase(s), with the exact totalget_decision_detailsFull text of one decision by its id (`jid`)search_grand_chamber_decisionsSearch Grand Chamber (大法庭) rulings that resolve divergent interpretationsris_bundesrechtSearch federal laws (ABGB, StGB, UGB, etc.)ris_landesrechtSearch state/provincial laws (all 9 provinces)ris_judikaturSearch court decisions (16 court types)ris_bundesgesetzblattSearch Federal Law Gazettes (BGBl I/II/III)ris_landesgesetzblattSearch State Law Gazettes (LGBl)ris_regierungsvorlagenSearch government billsris_dokumentRetrieve full document text by ID or URLris_dokument_abschnittReturn one section of an open document by character offset (feeds the document viewer widget)ris_bezirkeSearch district authority announcementsris_gemeindenSearch municipal law and regulationsris_sonstigeSearch miscellaneous collections (8 sub-apps)ris_historyTrack document change history (36 app types)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.
No confirmed install command for RegAI Legal MCP (Taiwan) yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ris-mcp-ts"
]
}
}
}