Cypriot Law MCP Server

Cypriot Law MCP Server

The Cyprus Law Portal alternative for the AI age.

Query 1,678 Cypriot statutes -- from Ο περί Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα Νόμος and Ποινικός Κώδικας to Αστικός Κώδικας, εταιρικό δίκαιο, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Cypriot legal research means navigating cylaw.org and the cyprus.gov.cy legislation portal across statutes in both Greek and English -- Cyprus has a unique legal system combining common law heritage with EU membership. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking Cypriot GDPR implementation or financial services obligations
• A legal tech developer building tools on Cypriot law
• A researcher tracing EU directive transposition across Cyprus's bilingual legal system

...you shouldn't need dozens of browser tabs and manual cross-referencing between Greek and English texts. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Cypriot 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-cy/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cypriot-law": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://mcp.ansvar.eu/law-cy/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "Αναζήτηση διατάξεων για 'προστασία δεδομένων' στην κυπριακή νομοθεσία"
• "Τι λέει ο Ποινικός Κώδικας για τα εγκλήματα στον κυβερνοχώρο;"
• "Βρες διατάξεις του Αστικού Κώδικα σχετικά με αποζημίωση"
• "Ποια νομοθεσία ρυθμίζει τις εταιρείες στην Κύπρο;"
• "What does the Cypriot GDPR implementation law say about data subject rights?"
• "Which Cyprus laws implement the NIS2 Directive?"
• "Search for provisions about financial services licensing in Cyprus"
• "Validate the citation 'Άρθρο 5 του Νόμου περί Προστασίας Δεδομένων'"

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What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (cylaw.org). 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 cylaw.org and the official Cyprus legislation portal
• 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 statute identifier + article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

cylaw.org --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
               ^                        ^
        Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search cylaw.org --> Navigate Greek-language pages --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference with EU directive --> Check EUR-Lex --> Repeat

This MCP: "Ποιες είναι οι απαιτήσεις του κυπριακού GDPR για τα δικαιώματα των υποκειμένων δεδομένων;" -- Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

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EU Law Integration

Cyprus is a full EU member state (since 2004) and has transposed the complete body of EU law into Cypriot national legislation.

Key transposition areas:

• GDPR: Cyprus transposed Regulation (EU) 2016/679 via the Processing of Personal Data (Protection of Individuals) Law (Law 125(I)/2018)
• NIS2: Transposition of the NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 is underway
• AML/CFT: Cyprus implements the full EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive framework
• Financial services: Full MiFID II, CRD/CRR, and Solvency II implementation via Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) framework
• Company law: Cypriot company law aligns with EU company law directives

The EU bridge tools allow you to query these transpositions -- finding which Cypriot statute implements a given EU directive, or which EU directive is the basis for a specific Cypriot provision.

Note: Cyprus has a common law heritage (British rule until 1960), so transposition style may differ from continental EU member states. The EU tools reflect transposition relationships in the Cypriot statute database.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Cypriot legal databases:

• cylaw.org -- Official Cypriot law database maintained by the Cyprus Bar Association
• cyprus.gov.cy -- Official Government of Cyprus legislation portal

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

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:

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 cylaw.org and the official Cyprus legislation 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
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• EU cross-references reflect transposition as captured in statute text, not EUR-Lex authoritative mapping
• Bilingual system -- statutes may exist in both Greek and English; verify the authoritative version against official sources

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. See PRIVACY.md for guidance compliant with Κυπριακός Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος (Cyprus Bar Association) professional responsibility rules.

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Documentation

• EU Integration Guide -- Detailed EU transposition documentation
• EU Usage Examples -- Practical EU lookup examples
• 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/Cypriot-law-mcp
cd Cypriot-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 cylaw.org
npm run build:db        # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run drift:detect    # Run drift detection against known anchors
npm run check-updates   # Check for source updates

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• 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/cypriot-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 1,678 Cypriot statutes directly from Claude -- Ο περί Προστασίας Δεδομένων Νόμος, Ποινικός Κώδικας, Αστικός Κώδικας, and more. npx @ansvar/cypriot-law-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

100+ national law MCPs covering Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and more EU member states.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Cypriot courts, Supreme Court)
• EU Regulations MCP integration (full EU law text)
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• English-language text ingestion for dual-language statutes

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (1,678 statutes, 42,208 provisions)
• EU law integration tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Daily freshness checks
• Court case law expansion (Supreme Court, District Courts)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Expanded English-language text ingestion

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{cypriot_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Cypriot Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Cypriot-law-mcp},
  note = {1,678 Cypriot statutes with 42,208 provisions}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία / Republic of Cyprus (public domain, official government publications)
• 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 Cypriot law -- turns out everyone building compliance tools for businesses operating in Cyprus has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 1,678 statutes across two languages shouldn't require 47 browser tabs.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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