Singaporean Law MCP Server

The Singapore Statutes Online (SSO) alternative for the AI age.

Query 523 Singapore Acts -- from the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and Cybersecurity Act to the Penal Code, Companies Act, Electronic Transactions Act, and MAS regulations -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Singapore legal research means navigating Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg), MAS circulars, PDPC guidelines, and scattered subsidiary legislation. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking PDPA obligations or MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines
• A legal tech developer building tools on Singapore law
• A researcher tracing provisions across 523 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 Singapore 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://singapore-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "What does the PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act) say about consent for data collection?"
• "Find provisions in the Cybersecurity Act about critical information infrastructure"
• "Search for director duties under the Companies Act"
• "What do MAS regulations say about technology risk management?"
• "Find provisions in the Penal Code about computer-related offences"
• "Is the Electronic Transactions Act still in force?"
• "Search for banking secrecy provisions under the Banking Act"
• "Validate the citation Personal Data Protection Act 2012, Section 13"
• "Compare PDPA consent requirements with GDPR Article 7"
• "Build a legal stance on data breach notification under Singapore law"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Acts	523 Acts	Complete Singapore Statutes Online corpus
Provisions	28,045 sections	Full-text searchable with FTS5
Preparatory Works	17,464 documents	Parliamentary debates and select committee reports
Database Size	74 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Data Source	sso.agc.gov.sg	Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers)

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Singapore Statutes Online, AGC). Zero LLM-generated content.

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Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from sso.agc.gov.sg (Singapore Statutes Online, Attorney-General's Chambers)
• 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 Act name + section number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

Singapore Statutes Online --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                               ^                        ^
                        Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional Approach	This MCP Server
Search SSO by Act name	Search by plain English: "personal data consent collection"
Navigate multi-section 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 GDPR comparison -- dig through EUR-Lex	get_eu_basis -- linked international frameworks
No API, no integration	MCP protocol -- AI-native

Traditional: Search SSO --> Navigate Act HTML --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference with PDPC Guidelines --> Check EUR-Lex for GDPR comparison --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are the data breach notification requirements under the PDPA and how do they compare to GDPR Article 33?" --> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 28,045 provisions with BM25 ranking. Supports quoted phrases, boolean operators, prefix wildcards
get_provision	Retrieve specific provision by Act name + 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 Singapore legal conventions
list_sources	List all 523 Acts with metadata and coverage scope
about	Server info, capabilities, dataset statistics, and coverage summary

International Law Integration Tools (5)

Tool	Description
get_eu_basis	Get EU directives/regulations and international frameworks that a Singapore Act aligns with
get_singaporean_implementations	Find Singapore laws corresponding to a specific EU act or international standard
search_eu_implementations	Search EU documents with Singapore alignment counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get international law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check alignment status of Singapore statutes against EU directives and international frameworks

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EU Law Alignment

Singapore is not an EU member state, but Singapore law -- particularly the PDPA -- has strong alignment with GDPR principles:

• Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) -- Core data protection principles (purpose limitation, consent, access rights, correction rights, data breach notification) closely mirror GDPR requirements. The PDPA Amendment Act 2020 strengthened alignment with GDPR's mandatory breach notification and data portability concepts.
• PDPC Guidelines -- The Personal Data Protection Commission issues guidelines that reference international best practices including GDPR
• APEC CBPR -- Singapore participates in the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which establishes compatible principles for data flows
• ASEAN Framework -- Singapore's PDPA informed the ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses for Cross Border Data Flows
• MAS Technology Risk Management -- Aligns with international frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and EU financial sector requirements

The EU bridge tools allow you to explore these alignment relationships -- checking which Singapore provisions correspond to GDPR requirements.

Alignment Area	Singapore Law	EU/International Basis
Consent	PDPA s.13-17	GDPR Art. 6-7
Data breach notification	PDPA s.26D	GDPR Art. 33-34
Data portability	PDPA s.26F	GDPR Art. 20
Data Protection Officer	PDPA s.11A	GDPR Art. 37-39
Cross-border transfers	PDPA s.26	GDPR Art. 44-49

Note: Singapore cross-references reflect alignment relationships, not transposition. Singapore operates its own independent legal system. The EU tools identify where Singapore and EU law address the same domains under comparable principles.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Singapore legal databases:

• Singapore Statutes Online -- Official consolidated Acts, Attorney-General's Chambers
• Parliament of Singapore -- Parliamentary debates and select committee reports (preparatory works)

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore
Retrieval method	Singapore Statutes Online (SSO) official source
Languages	English (official language)
License	Singapore Government Open Data Licence
Coverage	523 Acts, complete SSO corpus
Preparatory Works	17,464 Parliamentary documents

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors data sources for changes:

Check	Method
Statute amendments	Drift detection against known provision anchors
New Acts	Comparison against SSO Act index
Repealed legislation	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 Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers). 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 (SSO, Singapore Law Watch) for court filings
• EU cross-references reflect alignment relationships, not formal equivalence
• Subsidiary legislation -- regulations, orders, and notices are not all included in this release; verify against SSO for subsidiary instruments

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. For professional use guidance, consult the Law Society of Singapore professional conduct rules.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/singapore-law-mcp
cd singapore-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 Singapore Statutes Online
npm run build:db        # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run census          # Generate coverage census
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: 74 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate across 523 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

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/singapore-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 523 Singapore Acts directly from Claude -- PDPA, Cybersecurity Act, Companies Act, Penal Code, Banking Act, and more. npx @ansvar/singapore-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

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law integration (Singapore Court of Appeal, High Court)
• Subsidiary legislation expansion (regulations, orders, notices)
• EU cross-reference mapping expansion (PDPA-GDPR, MAS-DORA)
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• PDPC advisory guidelines and enforcement decisions

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search (523 Acts, 28,045 provisions)
• Preparatory works (17,464 Parliamentary documents)
• International law alignment tools (GDPR comparison)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law (Singapore Court of Appeal, High Court)
• Subsidiary legislation (regulations, orders, notices)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• PDPC enforcement decisions and advisory guidelines
• MAS regulatory notices and guidelines

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{singaporean_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Singaporean Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/singapore-law-mcp},
  note = {523 Singapore Acts with 28,045 provisions and 17,464 preparatory works documents}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Acts of Parliament: Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers (Singapore Government Open Data Licence)
• Parliamentary Debates: Parliament of Singapore (public record)
• 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 global market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for Singapore law -- turns out everyone building for the Asian market or navigating PDPA compliance has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 523 Acts shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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_{Built with care in Stockholm, Sweden}