Greek Law MCP Server

The Εθνικό Τυπογραφείο (Government Gazette) alternative for the AI age.

Query 21,119 Greek statutes -- from the Νόμος 4624/2019 (GDPR implementation) and Ποινικός Κώδικας to the Αστικός Κώδικας, κώδικας εταιριών, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Greek legal research is scattered across e-nomothesia.gr, the Εθνικό Τυπογραφείο (National Printing Office), and EUR-Lex. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking if a statute is still in force
• A legal tech developer building tools on Greek law
• A researcher tracing legislative provisions across 21,119 statutes

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

This MCP server makes Greek 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://mcp.ansvar.eu/law-gr/mcp

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

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

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "greek-law": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.ansvar.eu/law-gr/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "Αναζήτηση 'προστασία προσωπικών δεδομένων' -- ποιες υποχρεώσεις θεσπίζει ο Ν. 4624/2019;"
• "Ισχύει ακόμα ο Ποινικός Κώδικας (Ν. 4619/2019) ως προς το άρθρο 292;"
• "Βρες διατάξεις για την εταιρική διακυβέρνηση στον Αστικό Κώδικα"
• "Ποιες ευρωπαϊκές οδηγίες ενσωμάτωσε ο νόμος για την κυβερνοασφάλεια;"
• "Ποιοι ελληνικοί νόμοι υλοποιούν τον ΓΚΠΔ;"
• "Επαλήθευσε παραπομπή: Ν. 4624/2019, άρθ. 5"
• "Δημιούργησε νομική θέση για τις υποχρεώσεις γνωστοποίησης παραβίασης δεδομένων"
• "Συμμορφώνεται η ελληνική νομοθεσία με τις απαιτήσεις της οδηγίας NIS2;"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Statutes	21,119 statutes	Comprehensive Greek legislation from search.et.gr
Provisions	7,793 sections	Full-text searchable with FTS5
EU Cross-References	Included	Directives and regulations linked to Greek transpositions
Database Size	68 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Daily Updates	Automated	Freshness checks against e-nomothesia.gr / et.gr

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Εθνικό Τυπογραφείο, e-nomothesia.gr). 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 Greek legal sources (e-nomothesia.gr, et.gr)
• 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 statute number + article
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

e-nomothesia.gr / et.gr → Parse → SQLite → FTS5 snippet() → MCP response
                            ↑                      ↑
                    Provision parser        Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
Search e-nomothesia.gr by law number	Search by plain Greek: "προσωπικά δεδομένα συναίνεση"
Navigate multi-article statutes manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between laws	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Is this statute still in force?" → check manually	check_currency tool → answer in seconds
Find EU basis → dig through EUR-Lex	get_eu_basis → linked EU directives instantly
Check multiple sites for updates	Daily automated freshness checks
No API, no integration	MCP protocol → AI-native

Traditional: Search e-nomothesia.gr → Download ΦΕΚ PDF → Ctrl+F → Cross-reference → Check EUR-Lex for EU basis → Repeat

This MCP: "Ποιο άρθρο του Ν. 4624/2019 ενσωματώνει το άρθρο 9 ΓΚΠΔ για τις ειδικές κατηγορίες;" → Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 7,793 provisions with BM25 ranking
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by law number + article reference
validate_citation	Validate citation against database -- zero-hallucination check
build_legal_stance	Aggregate citations from multiple statutes for a legal topic
format_citation	Format citations per Greek conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
check_currency	Check if statute is in force, amended, or repealed
list_sources	List all available statutes with metadata 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 that underpin a Greek statute
get_greek_implementations	Find Greek laws implementing a specific EU act
search_eu_implementations	Search EU documents with Greek implementation counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get EU law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check implementation status of Greek statutes against EU directives

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EU Law Integration

Greece is an EU member state. Greek legislation directly transposes EU directives and implements EU regulations, creating a traceable mapping between Greek and EU law.

Key areas of EU-Greek law alignment:

• GDPR (2016/679) -- implemented via Νόμος 4624/2019 (Αρχή Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα)
• NIS2 Directive (2022/2555) -- transposed into Greek cybersecurity legislation
• eIDAS Regulation (910/2014) -- applicable directly; supplemented by Greek electronic identification rules
• DORA (2022/2554) -- digital operational resilience for financial sector entities
• AI Act (2024/1689) -- EU regulation applicable directly across all member states
• AML Directives -- implemented via Greek anti-money laundering legislation (Ν. 4557/2018 and amendments)

The EU bridge tools provide bi-directional lookup: find which Greek statutes implement a given EU act, or find which EU acts underpin a given Greek provision.

Metric	Value
EU Member State	Since 1981
Legal System	Civil law (continental European / Roman law tradition)
Official Gazette	Φύλλο Εφημερίδας της Κυβερνήσεως -- ΦΕΚ (et.gr)
Legislation Portal	e-nomothesia.gr
EUR-Lex Integration	Automated metadata fetching

See EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md for detailed documentation.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Greek legal databases:

• e-nomothesia.gr -- Consolidated Greek legislation portal
• Εθνικό Τυπογραφείο / et.gr -- Official Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ -- Φύλλο Εφημερίδας της Κυβερνήσεως)
• EUR-Lex -- Official EU law database (metadata only)

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

Source	Check	Method
Statute amendments	e-nomothesia.gr / et.gr comparison	All 21,119 statutes checked
New statutes	ΦΕΚ publications (90-day window)	Diffed against database
EU reference staleness	Git commit timestamps	Flagged if >90 days old

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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 Greek legal publications (e-nomothesia.gr, ΦΕΚ). However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Verify critical citations against primary sources (ΦΕΚ) for court filings
• EU cross-references are extracted from Greek statute text, not EUR-Lex full text
• Always confirm current in-force status via e-nomothesia.gr before relying on a provision professionally

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 Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος Αθηνών / Ολομέλεια Δικηγορικών Συλλόγων Ελλάδος compliance guidance.

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Documentation

• EU Integration Guide -- Detailed EU cross-reference documentation
• EU Usage Examples -- Practical EU lookup examples
• Security Policy -- Vulnerability reporting and scanning details
• Disclaimer -- Legal disclaimers and professional use notices
• Privacy -- Client confidentiality and data handling

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Greek-law-mcp
cd Greek-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 statutes from e-nomothesia.gr / et.gr
npm run build:db            # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run check-updates       # Check for amendments and new statutes

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: 68 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/greek-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 21,119 Greek statutes directly from Claude -- Ν. 4624/2019, ΠΚ, ΑΚ, and more. Full provision text with EU cross-references. npx @ansvar/greek-law-mcp

@ansvar/bulgarian-law-mcp

Query Bulgarian statutes directly from Claude -- EU member, civil law tradition. npx @ansvar/bulgarian-law-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

@ansvar/sanctions-mcp

Offline-capable sanctions screening -- OFAC, EU, UN sanctions lists. pip install ansvar-sanctions-mcp

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Άρειος Πάγος, ΣτΕ)
• EU Regulations MCP integration (full EU law text, CJEU case law)
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Presidential Decrees (Προεδρικά Διατάγματα) expansion

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (21,119 statutes, 7,793 provisions)
• EU law integration tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Daily freshness checks
• Case law expansion (Άρειος Πάγος, Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Presidential Decrees expansion

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{greek_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Greek Law MCP Server: Production-Grade Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Greek-law-mcp},
  note = {Comprehensive Greek legal database with 21,119 statutes and 7,793 provisions}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Εθνικό Τυπογραφείο / Greek Government (public domain)
• 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. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for Greek law -- turns out everyone building for the Greek and SE European markets has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 21,119 statutes shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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