Tunisian Law MCP Server

The JORT (Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne) alternative for the AI age.

Query 42 Tunisian statutes -- from the Code pénal and Code civil to the Personal Data Protection Act, Labour Code, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Tunisian legal research means navigating legislation.tn, iort.gov.tn (Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne), and jurisitetunisie.com across bilingual Arabic-French publications. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under Law No. 63 of 2004 on Personal Data Protection
• A legal tech developer building tools on Tunisian law
• A researcher tracing provisions across statutes in both Arabic and French

...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 Tunisian 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://tunisian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "البحث عن أحكام حماية البيانات الشخصية في القانون عدد 63 لسنة 2004" (Search for personal data protection provisions in Law No. 63 of 2004)
• "ما هي عقوبة الجرائم الإلكترونية في مجلة الإجراءات الجزائية؟" (What are the penalties for cybercrime in the Code of Criminal Procedure?)
• "البحث عن حقوق العمال في مجلة الشغل التونسية" (Search for worker rights in the Tunisian Labour Code)
• "Recherche dans le Code pénal tunisien les dispositions sur la protection des mineurs"
• "Que dit le Code civil tunisien sur les obligations contractuelles?"
• "Trouver les dispositions sur la protection des données personnelles (Loi n°2004-63)"
• "Is Law No. 2004-63 on Personal Data Protection still in force?"
• "Validate the citation 'Article 29, Loi n°2004-63'"

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What's Included

Category	Count	Details
Statutes	42 statutes	Key Tunisian legislation
Provisions	575 sections	Full-text searchable with FTS5
Database Size	~1.2 MB	Optimized SQLite, portable
Data Sources	jurisitetunisie.com / legislation.tn	Official Tunisian legal publications
Languages	Arabic and French	Bilingual official statute texts
Freshness Checks	Automated	Drift detection against official sources

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (JORT, legislation.tn). 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 legislation.tn and jurisitetunisie.com 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:

legislation.tn / jurisitetunisie.com --> 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
Search JORT by publication date	Search by plain language in Arabic or French
Navigate multi-article statutes manually	Get the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between codes	build_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Is this law still in force?" -- check manually	check_currency tool -- answer in seconds
Find EU alignment -- dig through EUR-Lex	get_eu_basis -- linked frameworks instantly
No API, no integration	MCP protocol -- AI-native

Traditional: Browse JORT archives --> Locate publication --> Cross-reference codes --> Check EU Association Agreement --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are Tunisia's personal data protection requirements and how do they align with GDPR?" --> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

Tool	Description
search_legislation	FTS5 full-text search across 575 provisions with BM25 ranking. Supports Arabic and French queries
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 Tunisian 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

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

Tool	Description
get_eu_basis	Get EU directives/regulations that a Tunisian statute aligns with
get_tunisian_implementations	Find Tunisian laws aligning with a specific EU act
search_eu_implementations	Search EU documents with Tunisian alignment counts
get_provision_eu_basis	Get EU law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_compliance	Check alignment status of Tunisian statutes against EU directives

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EU Law Integration

Tunisia has an EU Association Agreement under the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and Tunisia, in force since March 1998). This creates a formal framework for regulatory alignment:

• Law No. 2004-63 on Personal Data Protection aligns with the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and shares core GDPR principles -- consent, purpose limitation, data subject rights
• Cybercrime provisions reflect alignment with the Budapest Convention, which the EU has adopted across member states
• The Labour Code reflects ILO conventions adopted across EU member states
• Tunisia's Association Agreement includes provisions on movement of goods, services, and persons -- creating compliance overlap with EU trade and commercial law

The EU bridge tools allow you to explore these alignment relationships -- checking which Tunisian provisions correspond to EU requirements, and vice versa.

Note: Tunisia is not an EU member state. EU cross-references reflect alignment and association agreement relationships, 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 Tunisian legal databases:

• jurisitetunisie.com -- Comprehensive Tunisian legal database
• legislation.tn -- Official consolidated Tunisian legislation
• iort.gov.tn -- Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne

Data Provenance

Field	Value
Authority	Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne (JORT)
Retrieval method	Official statute downloads
Languages	Arabic and French (bilingual)
Coverage	42 statutes, 575 provisions
Database size	~1.2 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 legislation.tn 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 Tunisian legal publications (JORT, legislation.tn). 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
• EU cross-references reflect alignment and association agreement relationships, not transposition
• Bilingual system -- statutes exist in Arabic and French; verify against official JORT publications

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 Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie (الهيئة الوطنية للمحامين بتونس) guidance on client confidentiality obligations.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Tunisian-law-mcp
cd Tunisian-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 legislation.tn
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: ~1.2 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 Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UAE, Jordan, and more.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Cour de Cassation decisions)
• Additional statute coverage from JORT archives
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Arabic full-text search improvements

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (42 statutes, 575 provisions)
• EU law alignment tools (Association Agreement framework)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion (Cour de Cassation)
• Additional statute coverage
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Arabic-language query optimisation

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{tunisian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Tunisian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Tunisian-law-mcp},
  note = {42 Tunisian statutes with 575 provisions, bilingual Arabic-French}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne (public domain)
• 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 North African and Mediterranean legal research -- turns out everyone working in the MENA region has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating Tunisian law across Arabic and French publications shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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