Jamaican Law MCP Server

The Ministry of Justice Laws alternative for the AI age.

Query 910 Jamaican Acts -- from the Data Protection Act and Cybercrime Act to the Companies Act, Judicature Act, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Jamaican legal research means navigating laws.moj.gov.jm, downloading PDFs from the Ministry of Justice, and manually cross-referencing across Acts. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking Data Protection Act obligations or Cybercrime Act requirements
• A legal tech developer building tools on Jamaican law
• A researcher tracing legislative provisions across 910 Acts

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

This MCP server makes Jamaican 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://jamaican-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "What does the Data Protection Act say about consent for processing personal data?"
• "Is the Cybercrime Act still in force?"
• "Find provisions about unauthorized computer access in Jamaican law"
• "What does the Companies Act require for director disclosures?"
• "Search for data breach notification obligations across Jamaican statutes"
• "What does the Judicature Act say about civil jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?"
• "Validate the citation 'Section 4 of the Data Protection Act'"
• "Build a legal stance on employment termination requirements under Jamaican law"
• "What are the penalty provisions under the Proceeds of Crime Act?"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Acts	910 statutes	Comprehensive Jamaican legislation from laws.moj.gov.jm
Provisions	16,310 sections	Full-text searchable with FTS5
Database Size	~45 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Freshness Checks	Automated	Drift detection against Ministry of Justice source

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (laws.moj.gov.jm). 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 the Jamaica Ministry of Justice Laws website (official source)
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains Act text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

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

Technical Architecture:

MoJ Laws Website --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                      ^                        ^
               Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
Search laws.moj.gov.jm by Act name	Search by plain language: "personal data consent"
Navigate multi-part Acts manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between Acts	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Is this Act still in force?" -- check manually	check_currency tool -- answer in seconds
Find CARICOM/Commonwealth alignment -- dig manually	get_eu_basis -- linked frameworks instantly
No API, no integration	MCP protocol -- AI-native

Traditional: Search MoJ website --> Download PDF --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference between Acts --> Check for amendments --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are the data breach notification requirements under the Data Protection Act and how do they compare to GDPR?" --> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 16,310 provisions with BM25 ranking. Supports quoted phrases, boolean operators, prefix wildcards
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by Act name and section number
check_currency	Check if an Act is in force, amended, or repealed
validate_citation	Validate citation against database -- zero-hallucination check
build_legal_stance	Aggregate citations from multiple Acts for a legal topic
format_citation	Format citations per Jamaican legal conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
list_sources	List all available Acts 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 (CARICOM, Commonwealth, GDPR adequacy) that a Jamaican Act aligns with
get_jamaican_implementations	Find Jamaican laws implementing a specific CARICOM decision or international convention
search_eu_implementations	Search international documents with Jamaican implementation counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get international law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check alignment status of Jamaican Acts against international frameworks

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International Law Alignment

Jamaica is a Commonwealth country and CARICOM member state. Several Jamaican laws have significant international alignment:

• CARICOM (Caribbean Community): Jamaica is a founding CARICOM member. CARICOM Decisions on trade, intellectual property, and competition law inform domestic legislation
• Commonwealth Legal Framework: Jamaica's common law system is rooted in English common law, and significant Commonwealth frameworks including the Harare Declaration on human rights apply
• Data Protection: Jamaica's Data Protection Act (2020) draws heavily on GDPR principles, and Jamaica is pursuing adequacy-equivalent status for data transfers to the UK and EU
• Financial Action Task Force (FATF): Jamaica implements FATF recommendations through the Proceeds of Crime Act, Terrorism Prevention Act, and related legislation
• UN Conventions: Jamaica has ratified major UN conventions (UNCAC, UNTOC) which are implemented in domestic criminal law

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

Note: International cross-references reflect alignment and implementation relationships, not direct transposition. Jamaica adopts its own legislative approach through Parliament.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Jamaican legal databases:

• Ministry of Justice Laws Website -- Official consolidated Acts, Ministry of Justice Jamaica

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Ministry of Justice, Jamaica
Retrieval method	Structured scrape from laws.moj.gov.jm
Language	English
Coverage	910 Jamaican Acts
Database size	~45 MB

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors the Ministry of Justice Laws website for changes:

Check	Method
Act amendments	Drift detection against known provision anchors
New Acts	Comparison against MoJ A-Z index
Repealed Acts	Status change detection

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 the Jamaica Ministry of Justice Laws website. 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 Ministry of Justice website for court filings
• International cross-references reflect alignment relationships, not direct transposition
• Parish-level regulations and bylaws are not included -- this covers national Acts only

For professional legal advice in Jamaica, consult a member of the Jamaica Bar Association.

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/Jamaican-law-mcp
cd Jamaican-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 Acts from Ministry of Justice Laws
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 Acts

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~45 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate across 910 Acts

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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/trinidadian-law-mcp

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@ansvar/guyanese-law-mcp

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions)
• CARICOM Decision integration
• Historical Act versions and amendment tracking
• Privy Council decisions affecting Jamaican law

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (910 Acts, 16,310 provisions)
• International law alignment tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion (Supreme Court, Court of Appeal)
• Historical Act versions (amendment tracking)
• CARICOM Decision integration
• Privy Council decisions

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{jamaican_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Jamaican Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Jamaican-law-mcp},
  note = {910 Jamaican Acts with 16,310 provisions and international law alignment}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Ministry of Justice Jamaica (public domain)
• International Metadata: CARICOM Secretariat, Commonwealth (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 compliance tools for the Caribbean region has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 910 Jamaican Acts shouldn't require hours of manual searching.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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