Egyptian Law MCP Server

The Egyptian legislative portal alternative for the AI age.

Query Egyptian legislation -- including القانون المدني (Civil Code), قانون العقوبات (Penal Code), قانون حماية البيانات الشخصية (Personal Data Protection Law), and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists / لماذا يوجد هذا

Egyptian legal research is fragmented across the Official Gazette (الجريدة الرسمية), the State Council portal (مجلس الدولة), and various ministry websites -- often in Arabic-only PDFs with inconsistent numbering. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law or Cybercrime Law
• A legal tech developer building tools on Egyptian law
• A researcher tracing legislative history across Egyptian codes and supplementary laws

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

This MCP server makes Egyptian 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://egyptian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Client	How to Connect
Claude.ai	Settings > Connectors > Add Integration > paste URL
Claude Code	claude mcp add egyptian-law --transport http https://egyptian-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": {
    "egyptian-law": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://egyptian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

مجرد اسأل بشكل طبيعي / Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "ما الذي يقوله القانون المدني المصري في المادة 89 عن تكوين العقود؟"
• "ما الذي يقوله قانون العقوبات عن جرائم الحاسب الآلي والاتصالات؟"
• "ابحث عن أحكام حماية البيانات الشخصية في التشريع المصري"
• "ما متطلبات قانون حماية البيانات الشخصية رقم 151 لسنة 2020 للموافقة؟"
• "تحقق مما إذا كان قانون مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات لا يزال سارياً"
• "ما العقوبات المنصوص عليها في قانون مكافحة الفساد المصري؟"
• "ابنِ موقفاً قانونياً بشأن مسؤولية صاحب العمل بموجب قانون العمل المصري"
• "What does Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law (Law 151/2020) say about data processor obligations?"
• "Search Egyptian law for provisions on anti-money laundering and suspicious transaction reporting"

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What's Included

Note: This release includes 0 indexed provisions -- Egyptian legal source ingestion is in progress. The server infrastructure, all 13 tools, and the full API are operational. Content will populate as ingestion completes.

Category	Count	Details
Laws	0 (indexing in progress)	Egyptian legislation from Official Gazette and ministry portals
Provisions	0 (indexing in progress)	Full-text searchable with FTS5 once populated
Database Size	--	Will grow as ingestion completes
Target Coverage	Egyptian Civil Code, Penal Code, Commercial Code, key regulatory laws	Priority laws indexed first

What's operational now: All 13 tools respond correctly. Citation validation, list_sources, and about work against the current database state. Search and retrieval tools return results as laws are indexed.

Verified data only -- every citation will be validated against official sources (Official Gazette, ministry portals). Zero LLM-generated content.

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See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from official Egyptian legal sources (Official Gazette, State Council portal)
• Arabic text processing uses OCR and structured extraction to preserve exact provision text
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains legislation text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

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

Technical Architecture:

Official Gazette (Arabic PDF) --> OCR/Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                                    ^                            ^
                             Arabic text extractor       Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
Search Official Gazette by law number	Search by plain Arabic: "حماية البيانات الشخصية"
Navigate multi-article codes manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between laws	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Is this law still in force?" -- check manually	check_currency tool -- answer in seconds
Find Arab League/international basis -- dig manually	get_eu_basis -- linked frameworks instantly
No API, no Arabic-capable integration	MCP protocol -- AI-native with Arabic support

Traditional: Search Official Gazette --> Find PDF --> OCR Arabic text --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference with supplementary laws --> Repeat

This MCP: "ما متطلبات الموافقة في قانون حماية البيانات الشخصية وكيف تتوافق مع اللائحة الأوروبية العامة؟" --> 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 Arabic text search, quoted phrases, boolean operators
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by law number and article
check_currency	Check if a law is in force, amended, or repealed
validate_citation	Validate citation against database -- zero-hallucination check
build_legal_stance	Aggregate citations from multiple laws for a legal topic
format_citation	Format citations per Egyptian legal 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 (Arab League conventions, GDPR alignment) that an Egyptian law relates to
get_egyptian_implementations	Find Egyptian laws implementing a specific international convention or treaty
search_eu_implementations	Search international documents with Egyptian implementation counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get international law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check alignment status of Egyptian laws against international frameworks

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International Law Alignment

Egypt is a member of the Arab League and has ratified numerous international conventions that shape domestic legislation:

• Arab League Conventions: Egypt has ratified Arab League conventions on combating cybercrime (Arab Convention on Combating Information Technology Offences, 2010), which informs the Cybercrime Law (Law 175/2018)
• African Union: Egypt is an AU member and participates in the Malabo Convention on cyber security and personal data protection
• GDPR Proximity: Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law (Law 151/2020) draws directly from GDPR structure -- controllers, processors, data subject rights, and cross-border transfer rules follow GDPR Chapter patterns
• UN Conventions: Egypt has ratified UNCAC (anti-corruption), UNTOC (organized crime), and the Vienna Conventions, which are implemented in domestic criminal law
• WTO/TRIPS: Egypt's intellectual property law implements TRIPS obligations

The international alignment tools allow you to explore these relationships -- checking which Egyptian provisions correspond to international obligations, and vice versa.

Note: International cross-references reflect alignment and implementation relationships. Egypt adopts its own legislative approach through Parliament and Presidential Decrees.

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Data Sources & Freshness

Content will be sourced from authoritative Egyptian legal databases:

• Official Gazette (الجريدة الرسمية) -- Official publication of Egyptian legislation
• State Council Portal (مجلس الدولة) -- Administrative court legislation and rulings
• Ministry of Justice portals -- Consolidated law texts

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Egyptian Government (Official Gazette, State Council)
Language	Arabic (primary), English translations where available
Status	Ingestion in progress
Target coverage	Civil Code, Penal Code, Commercial Code, Personal Data Protection Law, Cybercrime Law, Labour Law, Companies Law

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow will monitor Egyptian legislative sources for changes once ingestion is complete.

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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
Docker Security	Container image scanning + SBOM generation	Daily
Socket.dev	Supply chain attack detection	PRs
OSSF Scorecard	OpenSSF best practices scoring	Weekly
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 will be sourced from official Egyptian government sources. 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 the Official Gazette (الجريدة الرسمية) for court filings
• International cross-references reflect alignment relationships, not direct transposition
• Egyptian law is primarily in Arabic -- users should verify Arabic-language provisions against the official Arabic text
• Governorate-level regulations are not included -- this covers national legislation only

For professional legal advice in Egypt, consult a member of the Egyptian Bar Association (نقابة المحامين المصريين).

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.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Egyptian-law-mcp
cd Egyptian-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 Egyptian legal portals
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

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries (once populated)
• Reliability: Designed for 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

Query 49 EU regulations directly from Claude -- GDPR, AI Act, DORA, NIS2, MiFID II, eIDAS, and more. Full regulatory text with article-level search. npx @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

@ansvar/us-regulations-mcp

Query US federal and state compliance laws -- HIPAA, CCPA, SOX, GLBA, FERPA, and more. npx @ansvar/us-regulations-mcp

@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:

• Arabic text ingestion pipeline improvements
• OCR quality for Official Gazette PDFs
• Court case law (Court of Cassation decisions)
• Historical law versions and amendment tracking

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Roadmap

• Server infrastructure and all 13 tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Core law ingestion (Civil Code, Penal Code, Commercial Code)
• Personal Data Protection Law (Law 151/2020) full provisions
• Cybercrime Law (Law 175/2018) full provisions
• Labour Law and Companies Law
• Court of Cassation case law
• Historical law versions (amendment tracking)
• Arabic full-text search optimization

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{egyptian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Egyptian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Egyptian-law-mcp},
  note = {Egyptian legislation with Arabic text support and international law alignment (indexing in progress)}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Egyptian Government (Official Gazette -- public domain)
• International Metadata: Arab League, African Union, UN bodies (public domain)

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About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the global market. Egyptian law presents unique challenges -- Arabic-primary sources, multi-source publication, and complex code structures -- that make AI-readable tooling especially valuable.

So we're building it. Navigating Egyptian legislation shouldn't require OCR pipelines and manual cross-referencing.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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