Ecuadorian Law MCP Server

The Lexis Finder alternative for the AI age.

Query Ecuadorian law -- from the Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP) and the Código Orgánico Integral Penal (COIP) to the Código Civil, Código de Comercio, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

If you're building legal tech, compliance tools, or doing Ecuadorian legal research, this is your verified reference database.

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Ecuadorian legal research means navigating lexis.com.ec (Ecuador's official legal database), the Registro Oficial (registroficial.gob.ec), and scattered PDF publications from the Asamblea Nacional. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under the LOPDP or the COIP
• A legal tech developer building tools on Ecuadorian law
• A researcher tracing legislative provisions across codigos organicos and leyes organicas

...you shouldn't need dozens of browser tabs and manual PDF cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Ecuadorian law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.

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Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

Connect directly to the hosted version -- zero dependencies, nothing to install.

Endpoint: https://ecuadorian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Client	How to Connect
Claude.ai	Settings > Connectors > Add Integration > paste URL
Claude Code	claude mcp add ecuadorian-law --transport http https://ecuadorian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp
Claude Desktop	Add to config (see below)
GitHub Copilot	Add to VS Code settings (see below)

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ecuadorian-law": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://ecuadorian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

GitHub Copilot -- add to VS Code settings.json:

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "ecuadorian-law": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ecuadorian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use Locally (npm)

npx @ansvar/ecuadorian-law-mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ecuadorian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/ecuadorian-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code:

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "ecuadorian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/ecuadorian-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally (in Spanish):

• "Buscar disposiciones sobre protección de datos personales en la LOPDP"
• "¿Qué dice el Código Orgánico Integral Penal (COIP) sobre delitos informáticos?"
• "Encontrar artículos del Código Civil sobre contratos y obligaciones"
• "¿Qué requisitos establece la LOPDP para el tratamiento de datos sensibles?"
• "Buscar disposiciones sobre derecho laboral en el Código del Trabajo"
• "¿Está vigente la Ley de Comercio Electrónico, Firmas Electrónicas y Mensajes de Datos?"
• "Construir una posición legal sobre responsabilidad empresarial en Ecuador"
• "Validar la cita 'Art. 5 LOPDP'"

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What's Included

Note: This server is currently in initial ingestion. The infrastructure, tools, and deployment are live and operational. Legislation content is being added progressively from the Registro Oficial and lexis.com.ec. The database will be populated and this notice updated as ingestion completes.

Category	Count	Details
Laws / Codigos	In progress	Federal and organic laws from Registro Oficial
Provisions	In progress	Full-text searchable with FTS5
Legal Definitions	Planned	Extraction from code texts
Database Size	~34 MB (allocated)	Optimized SQLite, portable
Freshness Checks	Automated	Monitoring against registroficial.gob.ec

Verified data only -- every citation validated against official sources. Zero LLM-generated content.

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Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from the Registro Oficial (registroficial.gob.ec) and lexis.com.ec
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains statute text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

• Search returns ranked provisions with BM25 scoring (safe for context)
• Provision retrieval gives exact text by law name and article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

registroficial.gob.ec / lexis.com.ec --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
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                                    Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
Search lexis.com.ec by law name	Search by plain Spanish: "protección de datos personales"
Navigate multi-article codes manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between laws	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"¿Está vigente esta ley?" --> check manually	check_currency tool --> answer in seconds
Find OAS/CAN alignment --> dig through frameworks	get_eu_basis --> linked frameworks instantly
No API, no integration	MCP protocol --> AI-native

Traditional: Search Registro Oficial --> Download PDF --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference codes --> Check amendments manually --> Repeat

This MCP: "¿Qué obligaciones establece la LOPDP para controladores de datos y cómo se alinea con el marco de la CAN?" --> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across provisions with BM25 ranking. Supports Spanish-language quoted phrases, boolean operators, prefix wildcards
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by law name and article number (e.g., "LOPDP" + "Art. 5")
check_currency	Check if a law is in force, amended, or repealed
validate_citation	Validate citation against database -- zero-hallucination check. Supports "Art. 5 LOPDP", "COIP Art. 234"
build_legal_stance	Aggregate citations from multiple laws for a legal topic
format_citation	Format citations per Ecuadorian conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
list_sources	List all available laws with metadata, coverage scope, and data provenance
about	Server info, capabilities, dataset statistics, and coverage summary

International Law Integration Tools (5)

Tool	Description
get_eu_basis	Get international frameworks (OAS, CAN) that an Ecuadorian law aligns with
get_ecuadorian_implementations	Find Ecuadorian laws implementing a specific international framework or convention
search_eu_implementations	Search international documents with Ecuadorian alignment counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get international law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check alignment status of Ecuadorian laws against international standards

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International Law Alignment

Ecuador is not an EU member state. Ecuadorian law develops through its own constitutional and National Assembly framework, with international alignment through:

• OAS (Organization of American States) -- Inter-American frameworks on human rights, anti-corruption, and digital governance; IACHR jurisprudence
• CAN (Comunidad Andina) -- Andean Community regulatory frameworks on trade, customs, and commercial law; Decision 486 on industrial property
• UN Conventions -- UNCAC (anti-corruption), Convention on the Rights of the Child, and international human rights instruments
• GDPR adequacy alignment -- Ecuador's LOPDP (Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales) mirrors GDPR principles on consent, data subject rights, and accountability

The international bridge tools allow you to explore these alignment relationships -- checking which Ecuadorian provisions correspond to OAS or CAN requirements, and vice versa.

Note: International cross-references reflect alignment and framework relationships, not direct transposition. Ecuador develops its own legislative approach, and the alignment tools help identify where Ecuadorian and international law address similar domains.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Ecuadorian legal databases:

• Registro Oficial -- Official government gazette and primary legislative source
• Lexis Finder -- Ecuador's official consolidated legal database

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Republic of Ecuador / Asamblea Nacional
Primary source	registroficial.gob.ec / lexis.com.ec
Languages	Spanish (official language)
Coverage	Federal organic laws, codes, and regulations (ingestion in progress)
Last ingested	In progress

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors data sources for changes:

Check	Method
Law amendments	Drift detection against known provision anchors
New laws	Comparison against Registro Oficial index
Repealed instruments	Status change detection

Verified data only -- every citation validated against official sources. Zero LLM-generated content.

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Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

Scanner	What It Does	Schedule
CodeQL	Static analysis for security vulnerabilities	Weekly + PRs
Semgrep	SAST scanning (OWASP top 10, secrets, TypeScript)	Every push
Gitleaks	Secret detection across git history	Every push
Trivy	CVE scanning on filesystem and npm dependencies	Daily
Socket.dev	Supply chain attack detection	PRs
Dependabot	Automated dependency updates	Weekly

See SECURITY.md for the full policy and vulnerability reporting.

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Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Statute text is sourced from the Registro Oficial and lexis.com.ec. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Court case coverage is not included -- do not rely solely on this for case law research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• International cross-references reflect alignment relationships, not direct transposition
• Ingestion is in progress -- verify coverage before relying on search results for production use

Before using professionally, read: DISCLAIMER.md | SECURITY.md

Client Confidentiality

Queries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment.

Bar Association

For professional legal use in Ecuador, consult guidance from the Federación Nacional de Abogados del Ecuador (FENALAW) and the Colegio de Abogados de Pichincha regarding professional obligations.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Ecuadorian-law-mcp
cd Ecuadorian-law-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm test

Running Locally

npm run dev                                       # Start MCP server
npx @anthropic/mcp-inspector node dist/index.js   # Test with MCP Inspector

Data Management

npm run ingest              # Ingest laws from Registro Oficial / lexis.com.ec
npm run build:db            # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run drift:detect        # Run drift detection against anchors
npm run check-updates       # Check for amendments and new laws
npm run census              # Generate coverage census

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~34 MB allocated (growing as ingestion completes)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

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Related Projects: Complete Compliance Suite

This server is part of Ansvar's Compliance Suite -- MCP servers that work together for end-to-end compliance coverage:

@ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

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@ansvar/us-regulations-mcp

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@ansvar/security-controls-mcp

Query 261 security frameworks -- ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, CIS Controls, SCF, and more. npx @ansvar/security-controls-mcp

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Registro Oficial law ingestion (expanding corpus)
• Corte Nacional de Justicia case law coverage
• CAN Decision cross-reference mapping
• GDPR alignment analysis for LOPDP
• Historical law versions and amendment tracking

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Roadmap

• Server infrastructure and tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Core legislation ingestion (LOPDP, COIP, Código Civil, Código de Comercio, Código del Trabajo)
• Full Registro Oficial corpus
• Court case law (Corte Nacional de Justicia)
• Historical law versions (amendment tracking)
• CAN regulatory cross-references

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{ecuadorian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Ecuadorian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Ecuadorian-law-mcp},
  note = {Ecuadorian legislation sourced from Registro Oficial and lexis.com.ec}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Republic of Ecuador (public domain via Registro Oficial)
• International Framework Metadata: OAS / CAN / UN (public domain)

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About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the global market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool -- turns out everyone building for the Ecuadorian or Andean market has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating Ecuador's legal codes shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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