A side-by-side look at the Canlii MCP and Whimbrel MedTech Analyst MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Canlii MCP for legal work as a local process; choose Whimbrel MedTech Analyst for legal. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
CANLII_API, PORT, MCP_AUTH_TOKEN.list_case_databases, list_cases, get_case.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 29/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | CANLII_APIPORTMCP_AUTH_TOKEN | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 6 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Canlii MCP | View Whimbrel MedTech Analyst |
list_case_databasesList all courts and tribunals in the CanLII collectionlist_casesBrowse decisions from a specific court/tribunal databaseget_caseGet metadata for a specific case (title, citation, date, keywords)get_case_citationsGet cases cited by a case, cases citing it, or legislation it referenceslist_legislation_databasesList all statute and regulation databaseslist_legislationBrowse statutes or regulations from a specific databaseget_legislationGet metadata for a specific piece of legislationNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"vaquill-ai-canlii-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tomilashy/canlii-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API": "YOUR_CANLII_API_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE",
"MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Whimbrel MedTech Analyst yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
