MCP server, HTTP API & CLI for German federal/state legal texts (BGB, DSGVO, …) with canonical IDs and cite-grade source provenance.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add legal-text-de --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY='<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>' -- uvx legal-text-mcp-de~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.legal-text-de]
command = "uvx"
args = ["legal-text-mcp-de"]
env = { ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add legal-text-de --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY='<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>' -- uvx legal-text-mcp-de~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"legal-text-de": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"legal-text-mcp-de"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"legal-text-de": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"legal-text-mcp-de"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"legal-text-de": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"legal-text-mcp-de"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"legal-text-de": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"legal-text-mcp-de"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"legal-text-de": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"legal-text-mcp-de"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.