Estonian Law MCP Server

The Riigi Teataja alternative for the AI age.

Query 1,602 Estonian statutes — from the Isikuandmete kaitse seadus (IKS) and the Karistusseadustik to the Tsiviilseadustiku üldosa seadus, Küberturvalisuse seadus, and more — directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Estonian legal research is concentrated in the Riigi Teataja — Estonia's model e-governance platform — but navigating 1,602 seadused across Estonian and cross-referencing with EUR-Lex remains manual work. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or leping
• A compliance officer checking obligations under IKS or the Küberturvalisuse seadus
• A legal tech developer building tools on Estonian law
• A researcher tracing legislative history from eelnõu to seadus

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

This MCP server makes Estonian 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://estonian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

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

GitHub Copilot — add to VS Code settings.json:

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally (päringud toimivad eesti keeles või inglise keeles):

• "Mida ütleb isikuandmete kaitse seaduse (IKS) § 6 isikuandmete töötlemise põhimõtete kohta?"
• "Otsida 'isikuandmete kaitse' Eesti õigusaktidest"
• "Kas isikuandmete kaitse seadus (RT I, 04.01.2019, 11) on endiselt jõus?"
• "Millised on Karistusseadustiku sätted arvutikuritegude kohta?"
• "Millised Eesti seadused rakendavad NIS2 direktiivi?"
• "Otsida e-allkirja sätteid elektroonilise identimise ja e-tehingute usaldusteenuste seadusest"
• "Find provisions about data breach notification in Estonian law"
• "Validate the citation 'IKS § 6'"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Statutes	1,602 seadust	Comprehensive Estonian legislation from Riigi Teataja
Provisions	63,652 paragrahvi	Full-text searchable with FTS5
Premium: Case law	0 (free tier)	Riigikohus and circuit court decisions planned
Premium: Preparatory works	163,383 documents	Seaduseelnõud and seletuskirjad
Premium: Agency guidance	0 (free tier)	Andmekaitse Inspektsioon guidance planned
Database Size	~116 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Daily Updates	Automated	Freshness checks against Riigi Teataja

Verified data only — every citation is validated against official sources (riigiteataja.ee). Zero LLM-generated content.

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Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from Riigi Teataja (riigiteataja.ee) official sources
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing — the database contains regulation text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

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

Technical Architecture:

Riigi Teataja API → Parse → SQLite → FTS5 snippet() → MCP response
                      ↑                     ↑
               Provision parser       Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
Search Riigi Teataja by seaduse nimetus	Search by plain Estonian: "isikuandmete töötlemine nõusolek"
Navigate multi-chapter seadused manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between seadused	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Kas see seadus on jõus?" → check manually	check_currency tool → answer in seconds
Find EU basis → dig through EUR-Lex	get_eu_basis → linked EU directives instantly
No API, no integration	MCP protocol → AI-native

Traditional: Search Riigi Teataja → Download PDF → Ctrl+F → Cross-reference with EUR-Lex → Check AKI guidance → Repeat

This MCP: "Mis on IKS § 6 Euroopa õiguslik alus isikuandmete töötlemise põhimõtete kohta?" → Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 63,652 paragrahvi with BM25 ranking. Supports quoted phrases, boolean operators, prefix wildcards
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by seadus abbreviation + paragraph (e.g., "IKS" + "§ 6")
check_currency	Check if a statute is in force (jõus/kehtetud), amended, or repealed
validate_citation	Validate citation against database — zero-hallucination check. Supports "IKS § 6", "KarS § 206"
build_legal_stance	Aggregate citations from multiple seadused for a legal topic
format_citation	Format citations per Estonian conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
list_sources	List all available statutes with metadata, coverage scope, and data provenance
about	Server info, capabilities, dataset statistics, and coverage summary

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

Tool	Description
get_eu_basis	Get EU directives/regulations underlying an Estonian statute
get_estonian_implementations	Find Estonian laws implementing a specific EU act
search_eu_implementations	Search EU documents with Estonian implementation counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get EU law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check implementation status of Estonian statutes against EU directives

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EU Law Integration

Estonia is an EU member state (since 2004) and a digital governance pioneer. Estonian e-governance and digital identity legislation directly shaped EU instruments like eIDAS, making Estonia unique as both an implementer and an originator of EU digital law.

Metric	Value
EU Member State	Yes — since 1 May 2004
Eurozone	Yes — since 1 January 2011
EU References	Cross-references linking Estonian statutes to EU law
Directives transposed	GDPR, NIS2, DORA, eIDAS, AI Act, PSD2, AML directives, and more
EUR-Lex Integration	Automated metadata fetching
e-Governance	Estonian digital ID legislation helped define eIDAS standards

Key Estonian EU Implementations

• Isikuandmete kaitse seadus (IKS) — GDPR national implementation (isikuandmete kaitse)
• Küberturvalisuse seadus — Cybersecurity Act (NIS Directive transposition)
• E-identimise ja e-tehingute usaldusteenuste seadus — eIDAS transposition
• Makseasutuste ja e-raha asutuste seadus — PSD2 transposition

See EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md for detailed documentation.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Estonian legal databases:

• Riigi Teataja — Official State Gazette of Estonia (Eesti ametlik väljaanne)
• EUR-Lex — Official EU law database (metadata only)

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Riigi Teataja (Estonian State Gazette)
Retrieval method	Riigi Teataja official open data API
Language	Estonian
License	Public domain (avalik teave)
Coverage	1,602 statutes, 63,652 provisions
Last ingested	2026-02-28

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors Riigi Teataja for changes:

Check	Method
Statute amendments	Riigi Teataja date comparison across 1,602 statutes
New statutes	Riigi Teataja new publication monitoring
Repealed statutes	Kehtetud/jõus status change detection
EU reference staleness	Git commit timestamps — flagged if >90 days old

Verified data only — every citation is 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
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 is sourced from official Riigi Teataja publications. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Court case coverage is not included in the free tier — do not rely solely on this for kohtupraktika research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources (Riigi Teataja) for court filings
• EU cross-references are extracted from statute text and EUR-Lex metadata, not a complete implementation mapping

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

Client Confidentiality

Queries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment. See PRIVACY.md for guidance consistent with Eesti Advokatuur (Estonian Bar Association) professional conduct standards.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Estonian-law-mcp
cd Estonian-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 seadused from Riigi Teataja
npm run build:db         # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run drift:detect     # Run drift detection against anchors
npm run check-updates    # Check for amendments

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~116 MB (efficient, portable)
• 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

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/estonian-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 1,602 Estonian statutes directly from Claude — IKS, KarS, Küberturvalisuse seadus, and more. Full provision text with EU cross-references. npx @ansvar/estonian-law-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:

• Court case law expansion (Riigikohus, ringkonnakohtud)
• EU cross-reference expansion
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Andmekaitse Inspektsioon guidance documents
• RIA (Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet) cybersecurity guidance

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search (1,602 statutes, 63,652 provisions)
• EU law integration with bi-directional lookup
• Premium preparatory works dataset (163,383 documents)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Kohtupraktika (court case law) expansion — Riigikohus and ringkonnakohtud
• Full EU text integration (via @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Andmekaitse Inspektsioon guidance documents
• RIA cybersecurity guidance and notices

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{estonian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Estonian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Estonian-law-mcp},
  note = {1,602 Estonian statutes with 63,652 provisions and EU law cross-references}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Riigi Teataja (public domain — avalik teave)
• EU Metadata: EUR-Lex (EU public domain)

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About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the European market. Estonia's leadership in digital governance — from e-residency to blockchain-secured public records — makes it a natural fit for our AI-native legal research tools.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 1,602 seadused and 63,652 provisions shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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