Mozambican Law MCP Server

The Imprensa Nacional de Moçambique alternative for the AI age.

Query 111 Mozambican statutes -- from the Lei de Protecção de Dados Pessoais and Código Penal to the Código do Trabalho, Lei das Sociedades Comerciais, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Mozambican legal research means navigating portaldogoverno.gov.mz, the Boletim da República (official gazette published by Imprensa Nacional de Moçambique), and ts.gov.mz (Tribunal Supremo). Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under Lei n.º 3/2022 on Personal Data Protection
• A legal tech developer building tools on Mozambican law
• A researcher tracing provisions across 111 statutes in Portuguese

...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 Mozambican 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://mozambican-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "Pesquisar as disposições sobre protecção de dados pessoais na Lei n.º 3/2022"
• "O que diz o Código Penal moçambicano sobre burla informática?"
• "Encontrar os direitos dos trabalhadores no Código do Trabalho de Moçambique"
• "Quais são as obrigações do empregador segundo a Lei do Trabalho moçambicana?"
• "Pesquisar as disposições sobre investimento estrangeiro em Moçambique"
• "A Lei n.º 3/2022 sobre protecção de dados pessoais está ainda em vigor?"
• "Validar a citação 'Artigo 12.º, Lei n.º 3/2022 de 25 de Agosto'"
• "Construir uma posição jurídica sobre as obrigações de conformidade em matéria de protecção de dados em Moçambique"
• "What does the Companies Act say about director liability in Mozambique?"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Statutes	111 statutes	Key Mozambican legislation
Provisions	2,726 sections	Full-text searchable with FTS5
Database Size	~3.1 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Data Sources	ts.gov.mz / Boletim da República	Tribunal Supremo and official gazette
Language	Portuguese	Official statute language of Mozambique
Freshness Checks	Automated	Drift detection against official sources

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Boletim da República, Tribunal Supremo). 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 ts.gov.mz, portaldogoverno.gov.mz, and WIPO Lex official publications
• 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 name and article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

ts.gov.mz / Boletim da República --> 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
Pesquisar no Boletim da República por data de publicação	Pesquisar em linguagem simples: "protecção de dados"
Navegar manualmente por estatutos com múltiplos artigos	Obter a disposição exacta com contexto
Referência cruzada manual entre leis	build_legal_stance agrega entre fontes
"Esta lei ainda está em vigor?" -- verificar manualmente	ferramenta check_currency -- resposta em segundos
Encontrar alinhamento internacional -- procurar manualmente	get_eu_basis -- frameworks ligados instantaneamente
Sem API, sem integração	Protocolo MCP -- nativo para IA

Traditional: Navegar no Boletim da República --> Localizar publicação --> Ctrl+F --> Referência cruzada SADC --> Repetir

This MCP: "Quais são os requisitos de protecção de dados pessoais em Moçambique ao abrigo da Lei n.º 3/2022?" --> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 2,726 provisions with BM25 ranking. Full Portuguese-language support
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by statute name and article number
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 Mozambican legal conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
check_currency	Check if a 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

International Law Integration Tools (5)

Tool	Description
get_eu_basis	Get international frameworks that a Mozambican statute aligns with
get_mozambican_implementations	Find Mozambican laws aligning with a specific international framework
search_eu_implementations	Search international documents with Mozambican alignment counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get international law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check alignment status of Mozambican statutes against international standards

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International Law Alignment

Mozambique is not an EU member state, but Mozambican legislation aligns with key international frameworks:

• Lei n.º 3/2022 de Protecção de Dados Pessoais aligns with the SADC Model Law on Data Protection and shares core GDPR principles -- consent, purpose limitation, data subject rights, breach notification
• SADC membership means Mozambican trade and commercial law aligns with the SADC Treaty framework and Protocol on Trade
• African Union membership connects Mozambican law to the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection (Malabo Convention)
• CPLP membership (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa) creates shared legal principles with Portugal (an EU member state), Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, and other Portuguese-speaking nations -- Mozambican commercial law drew directly on Portuguese and Brazilian civil law traditions at independence and in subsequent reforms
• ILO conventions ratified by Mozambique underpin the Labour Code provisions on fundamental worker rights

Mozambique's legal system follows a civil law tradition inherited from Portuguese law, with statutes published in Portuguese in the Boletim da República.

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

Note: Mozambique is not an EU member state. International cross-references reflect alignment and shared principles, not direct transposition. Verify compliance obligations against the specific applicable framework for your jurisdiction.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Mozambican legal databases:

• Tribunal Supremo de Moçambique (ts.gov.mz) -- Supreme Court legislative database
• Portal do Governo de Moçambique -- Official government portal and Boletim da República
• WIPO Lex -- World Intellectual Property Organization legal database (supplementary)

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Imprensa Nacional de Moçambique (Boletim da República)
Retrieval method	Official statute downloads from ts.gov.mz and Boletim da República
Language	Portuguese
Coverage	111 statutes, 2,726 provisions
Database size	~3.1 MB

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

Check	Method
Statute amendments	Drift detection against known provision anchors
New statutes	Comparison against ts.gov.mz index
Repealed statutes	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
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 official Mozambican legal publications (Boletim da República, Tribunal Supremo). 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
• Coverage is selective -- priority statutes only; verify completeness for your specific legal question

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. Consult the Ordem dos Advogados de Moçambique (OAM) guidance on client confidentiality obligations.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Mozambican-law-mcp
cd Mozambican-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 ts.gov.mz and Boletim da República
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 statutes
npm run census           # Generate coverage census

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~3.1 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/security-controls-mcp

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

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

108 national law MCPs covering Mozambique, South Africa, Kenya, Angola, Brazil, Portugal, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and more.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Tribunal Supremo decisions)
• Additional statute coverage from Boletim da República archives
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Portuguese-language full-text search improvements

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (111 statutes, 2,726 provisions)
• International law alignment tools (SADC, AU, CPLP)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Tribunal Supremo case law expansion
• Additional statute coverage from Boletim da República
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Regulations and subsidiary legislation

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{mozambican_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Mozambican Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Mozambican-law-mcp},
  note = {111 Mozambican statutes with 2,726 provisions}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Government of Mozambique / Imprensa Nacional de Moçambique (public domain)
• International Metadata: 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 for Southern African and Lusophone legal research -- turns out everyone building compliance tools for Portuguese-speaking African markets has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 111 Mozambican statutes across Boletim da República archives shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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