Romanian Law MCP Server

The Monitorul Oficial alternative for the AI age.

Query 12,001 Romanian statutes -- from the Legea privind protecția datelor and Codul Penal to the Codul Civil, Codul Muncii, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Romanian legal research means navigating legislatie.just.ro, monitoruloficial.ro, and EUR-Lex for EU implementation status -- across one of the largest national legislation corpora in Central and Eastern Europe. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations before the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (ICCJ) or Curtea Constituțională
• A compliance officer checking GDPR implementation under Legea 190/2018 or NIS2 requirements
• A legal tech developer building tools on Romanian law
• A researcher tracing EU directive transposition across 12,001 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 Romanian 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-ro/mcp

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "Ce prevede Legea 190/2018 privind protecția datelor cu caracter personal despre consimțământ?"
• "Este Codul Penal în vigoare?"
• "Caută 'protecția datelor cu caracter personal' în legislația română"
• "Ce directive EU stau la baza Codului Muncii?"
• "Care legi române implementează Directiva NIS2?"
• "Ce prevede art. 325 din Codul Penal despre delapidare?"
• "Caută cerințe de notificare a incidentelor de securitate în legislația română"
• "Validează citatul 'art. 5, Legea 190/2018'"
• "Compară cerințele de protecție a datelor prin implementările NIS2 în dreptul român"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Statutes	12,001 statutes	Comprehensive Romanian legislation from legislatie.just.ro
Provisions	112,257 articles	Full-text searchable with FTS5
Database Size	258 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Daily Updates	Automated	Freshness checks against official sources

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (legislatie.just.ro, Monitorul Oficial). Zero LLM-generated content.

Romanian is one of the largest corpora in the fleet: 12,001 statutes reflecting Romania's comprehensive civil law tradition and full EU acquis transposition.

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See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from legislatie.just.ro (Ministry of Justice portal) and Monitorul Oficial
• 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 identifier + article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

legislatie.just.ro / monitoruloficial.ro --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                                              ^                        ^
                                       Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
Search legislatie.just.ro by statute name	Search by plain Romanian: "protecția datelor consimțământ"
Navigate multi-article codes manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between laws	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Este această lege în vigoare?" -- 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: Caută pe legislatie.just.ro --> Navighează coduri multi-articol --> Ctrl+F --> Compară cu directive UE --> Repetă

This MCP: "Ce act UE stă la baza art. 5 din Legea 190/2018 privind consimțământul?" --> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 112,257 provisions with BM25 ranking. Supports Romanian, quoted phrases, boolean operators, prefix wildcards
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by statute identifier + article (e.g., "Legea 190/2018" + "5")
check_currency	Check if a statute is in force, amended, or repealed
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 Romanian 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 for a Romanian statute
get_romanian_implementations	Find Romanian laws implementing a specific EU act
search_eu_implementations	Search EU documents with Romanian implementation counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get EU law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check implementation status (future, requires EU MCP)

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EU Law Integration

Romania joined the EU on 1 January 2007. All EU regulations apply directly; directives require transposition into Romanian law.

Metric	Value
EU Membership	Since 1 January 2007
Acquis communautaire	Full EU legal order applies
GDPR	Implemented via Legea 190/2018
NIS2	Transposed via Legea 362/2023 privind securitatea rețelelor și sistemelor informatice
AML5	Implemented via Legea 129/2019 privind prevenirea și combaterea spălării banilor
EUR-Lex Integration	Cross-references link Romanian statutes to source EU acts

Key EU-Derived Romanian Legislation

1. Legea 190/2018 -- GDPR implementation (Regulation 2016/679)
2. Legea 362/2023 -- NIS2 transposition (Directive 2022/2555)
3. Legea 297/2004 (updated via MiFID II legislation) -- Capital markets
4. Legea 129/2019 -- AML directive transposition
5. Legea 506/2004 -- ePrivacy Directive transposition

See EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md for detailed documentation and EU_USAGE_EXAMPLES.md for practical examples.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Romanian legal databases:

• legislatie.just.ro -- Ministry of Justice consolidated legislation portal
• Monitorul Oficial -- Official Gazette of Romania
• EUR-Lex -- Official EU law database (cross-reference metadata)

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Ministry of Justice of Romania
Languages	Romanian (sole official legislative language)
Coverage	All national Romanian legislation; EU regulations apply directly
Source	legislatie.just.ro

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors official sources for changes:

Check	Method
Statute amendments	Drift detection against known provision anchors
New statutes	Comparison against legislatie.just.ro index
Repealed statutes	Status change detection
EU reference staleness	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
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 legislatie.just.ro (Ministry of Justice portal). 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; consult the ICCJ database and Curtea Constituțională directly
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• EU cross-references are derived from statute text, not EUR-Lex full text analysis
• Consolidated versions on legislatie.just.ro may differ from Monitorul Oficial originals -- verify against the official gazette for legal proceedings

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. Consult Uniunea Națională a Barourilor din România (UNBR) guidelines on the use of AI tools in legal practice.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Romanian-law-mcp
cd Romanian-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 legislatie.just.ro
npm run ingest:full-laws          # Full law ingestion pipeline
npm run ingest:indexed-laws       # Ingest from index
npm run pipeline:full-corpus      # Run full corpus pipeline
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: 258 MB (optimized, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate across 12,001 statutes

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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. 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

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (ICCJ, Curtea Constituțională decisions)
• EU cross-reference expansion (full directive-to-statute mapping)
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Lower court decisions (Curte de Apel, Tribunal archives)

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (12,001 statutes, 112,257 provisions)
• EU law integration tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion (ICCJ, Curtea Constituțională)
• Full EU text integration (via @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp)
• Lower court coverage (Curte de Apel archives)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Web API for programmatic access

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{romanian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Romanian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Romanian-law-mcp},
  note = {12,001 Romanian statutes with 112,257 provisions and EU law cross-references}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Ministry of Justice of Romania (public domain government works)
• 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 Romanian law -- turns out everyone building for the CEE and EU markets has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 12,001 statutes and their EU source directives shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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