Russian Law MCP Server

The КонсультантПлюс (Konsultant Plus) alternative for the AI age.

Query 12,369 Russian federal statutes -- from ФЗ 152-ФЗ о персональных данных and Уголовный кодекс РФ to Гражданский кодекс, Трудовой кодекс, Федеральный закон об информации, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Russian legal research typically requires КонсультантПлюс or Гарант subscriptions -- expensive, non-API-accessible, and unavailable for programmatic use. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations for comparative legal research
• A compliance officer assessing Russian operations or cross-border obligations
• A legal tech developer building tools that include Russian law coverage
• A researcher studying Russian legislative provisions for comparative legal analysis

...you shouldn't need an expensive subscription and manual cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Russian federal 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://russian-law-mcp.fly.dev/mcp

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

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

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "russian-law": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://russian-law-mcp.fly.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "Что гласит статья 6 Федерального закона 152-ФЗ об условиях обработки персональных данных?" (What does Article 6 of Federal Law 152-FZ say about personal data processing conditions?)
• "Поиск 'защита персональных данных' в российском праве (ФЗ 152-ФЗ)" (Search for personal data protection in Russian law)
• "Какие статьи Уголовного кодекса РФ касаются компьютерных преступлений?" (Which articles of the Criminal Code concern computer crimes?)
• "Найди положения о расторжении трудового договора в Трудовом кодексе" (Find provisions on employment contract termination in the Labor Code)
• "Search for provisions on corporate governance in the Federal Law on Joint-Stock Companies (208-FZ)"
• "Validate the citation 'Статья 272 УК РФ'" (Validate the citation Article 272 of the Criminal Code)
• "Find provisions about banking regulation in the Federal Law on Banks and Banking Activities"
• "Compare Russian personal data law (152-FZ) with GDPR requirements for data subject rights"
• "Поиск 'информационная безопасность' в российском законодательстве" (Search for information security in Russian legislation)
• "What does Federal Law 149-FZ say about information and information technologies?"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Federal Statutes	12,369 laws	Federal Laws (Федеральные законы), Codes (Кодексы)
Provisions	77,647 articles	Full-text searchable with FTS5 (Cyrillic and Latin)
Case Law	0 (free tier)	Reserved for future ingestion
Preparatory Works	0 (free tier)	Reserved for future ingestion
Agency Guidance	0 (free tier)	Reserved for future ingestion
Database Size	~530 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Daily Updates	Automated	Freshness checks against pravo.gov.ru

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (pravo.gov.ru, consultant.ru). 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 pravo.gov.ru (Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации) and supplementary 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 law number + article
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

pravo.gov.ru / RusLawOD --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                              ^                        ^
                       Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
КонсультантПлюс / Гарант subscription	Search by plain Russian: "персональные данные обработка"
Navigate multi-chapter codes manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between federal laws	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Действует ли этот закон?" -> check manually	check_currency tool -> answer in seconds
Find international alignment -> dig through legal databases	get_eu_basis -> linked international frameworks instantly
Expensive subscriptions, no API	MCP protocol -> AI-native
No programmatic access	Open-source, self-hostable

Traditional: Open КонсультантПлюс -> Search -> Navigate code -> Cross-reference with federal law -> Repeat

This MCP: "Сравните требования к обработке персональных данных по ФЗ 152-ФЗ и требования GDPR" -> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 77,647 provisions with BM25 ranking (Cyrillic full-text search)
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by law number + article (e.g., "152-ФЗ" + "Статья 6")
validate_citation	Validate citation against database (zero-hallucination check)
build_legal_stance	Aggregate citations from statutes across multiple federal laws
format_citation	Format citations per Russian 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

International Law Alignment Tools (5)

Tool	Description
get_eu_basis	Get international frameworks and comparative law references for Russian statutes
get_russian_implementations	Find Russian laws addressing similar domains to international frameworks
search_eu_implementations	Search international documents with Russian law alignment analysis
get_provision_eu_basis	Get international law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Comparative analysis of Russian statute coverage against international standards

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International Law Alignment

Russia is not an EU member state. Russia left the Council of Europe in March 2022 following its exclusion after the invasion of Ukraine, and is no longer a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. International alignment is now primarily through BRICS, CIS, and bilateral frameworks.

Metric	Value
Legal System	Civil law tradition (Continental European heritage)
Data Protection	Federal Law 152-FZ on Personal Data -- Roskomnadzor oversight
Cybersecurity	Federal Law 149-FZ (Information Technologies) + 187-FZ (Critical Infrastructure)
Council of Europe	Russia excluded March 2022 (no longer party to ECHR)
International Bodies	BRICS, CIS, SCO, UN frameworks

Key Russian Federal Laws for International Comparison

1. Federal Law 152-FZ (Personal Data, 2006) -- Russian data protection framework; predates GDPR. Roskomnadzor oversight
2. Federal Law 149-FZ (Information, Information Technologies, 2006) -- Foundational information law
3. Federal Law 187-FZ (Critical Infrastructure Security, 2017) -- Critical information infrastructure protection
4. Federal Law 63-FZ (Electronic Signature, 2011) -- Electronic signature law
5. Federal Law 208-FZ (Joint-Stock Companies, 1995) -- Corporate law
6. Уголовный кодекс РФ, Chapter 28 (Computer Crimes, Art. 272-274) -- Cybercrime provisions

Note: This MCP provides access to Russian federal law for comparative legal research, academic study, and compliance analysis. The available tools allow for research into how Russian law addresses similar domains to EU and international frameworks. Users should be aware of applicable sanctions regimes when conducting business involving Russian-law obligations.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Russian legal databases:

• pravo.gov.ru -- Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (Official Russian legal information portal)
• RusLawOD -- Open Russian legal dataset (supplementary)

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Государственная правовая система (pravo.gov.ru)
Retrieval method	pravo.gov.ru ingest + RusLawOD supplementary dataset
Languages	Russian (Cyrillic -- official language of law)
License	Public domain (Russian official publications)
Coverage	12,369 federal laws and codes
Last ingested	2026-02-25

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

Source	Check	Method
Statute amendments	pravo.gov.ru date comparison	All 12,369 laws checked
New statutes	Official gazette publications (90-day window)	Diffed against database
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 pravo.gov.ru publications. 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 jurisprudence research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources
• International alignment reflects comparative and analytical relationships, not direct equivalence
• Sanctions awareness: Users should independently assess applicable international sanctions regimes before acting on any Russian-law analysis

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. For guidance on professional obligations under Russian law, consult the Федеральная палата адвокатов Российской Федерации (ФПА РФ). See PRIVACY.md for compliance guidance.

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Documentation

• International Alignment Guide -- International framework and comparative law documentation
• 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/Russian-Law-MCP
cd Russian-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 pravo.gov.ru
npm run ingest:ruslawod           # Ingest from RusLawOD supplementary dataset
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

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~530 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate across 12,369 federal laws

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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/russian-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 12,369 Russian federal statutes directly from Claude -- 152-ФЗ, Уголовный кодекс, Гражданский кодекс, Трудовой кодекс, and more. Full Cyrillic provision text. npx @ansvar/russian-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

@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 (Верховный Суд, Конституционный Суд)
• Roskomnadzor guidance documents
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Regional law (субъекты федерации) coverage

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search (Cyrillic)
• Full corpus ingestion (12,369 federal laws, 77,647 provisions)
• International law alignment tools
• Fly.io deployment (database >500MB)
• npm package publication
• Верховный Суд case law coverage
• Roskomnadzor guidance and decisions
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Regional law coverage (субъекты федерации)

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{russian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Russian Law MCP Server: Production-Grade Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Russian-Law-MCP},
  note = {12,369 Russian federal statutes with 77,647 provisions from pravo.gov.ru}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: pravo.gov.ru (public domain -- Russian official publications)
• RusLawOD dataset: Open data license (see RusLawOD repository)

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About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the global market. This MCP server provides programmatic, open access to Russian federal law -- an alternative to expensive КонсультантПлюс and Гарант subscriptions for research and comparative analysis.

Navigating 12,369 federal laws and codes shouldn't require an expensive subscription.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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