Estonian Law MCP Server

Estonian Law MCP Server

The Riigi Teataja alternative for the AI age.

Query 1,602 Estonian statutes — from the Isikuandmete kaitse seadus (IKS) and the Karistusseadustik to the Tsiviilseadustiku üldosa seadus, Küberturvalisuse seadus, and more — directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Estonian legal research is concentrated in the Riigi Teataja — Estonia's model e-governance platform — but navigating 1,602 seadused across Estonian and cross-referencing with EUR-Lex remains manual work. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or leping
• A compliance officer checking obligations under IKS or the Küberturvalisuse seadus
• A legal tech developer building tools on Estonian law
• A researcher tracing legislative history from eelnõu to seadus

...you shouldn't need a dozen browser tabs and manual cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Estonian 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-ee/mcp

Claude Desktop — add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

GitHub Copilot — add to VS Code settings.json:

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally (päringud toimivad eesti keeles või inglise keeles):

• "Mida ütleb isikuandmete kaitse seaduse (IKS) § 6 isikuandmete töötlemise põhimõtete kohta?"
• "Otsida 'isikuandmete kaitse' Eesti õigusaktidest"
• "Kas isikuandmete kaitse seadus (RT I, 04.01.2019, 11) on endiselt jõus?"
• "Millised on Karistusseadustiku sätted arvutikuritegude kohta?"
• "Millised Eesti seadused rakendavad NIS2 direktiivi?"
• "Otsida e-allkirja sätteid elektroonilise identimise ja e-tehingute usaldusteenuste seadusest"
• "Find provisions about data breach notification in Estonian law"
• "Validate the citation 'IKS § 6'"

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What's Included

Verified data only — every citation is validated against official sources (riigiteataja.ee). Zero LLM-generated content.

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Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from Riigi Teataja (riigiteataja.ee) official 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 seadus abbreviation + paragraph number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

Riigi Teataja API → Parse → SQLite → FTS5 snippet() → MCP response
                      ↑                     ↑
               Provision parser       Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search Riigi Teataja → Download PDF → Ctrl+F → Cross-reference with EUR-Lex → Check AKI guidance → Repeat

This MCP: "Mis on IKS § 6 Euroopa õiguslik alus isikuandmete töötlemise põhimõtete kohta?" → 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

Estonia is an EU member state (since 2004) and a digital governance pioneer. Estonian e-governance and digital identity legislation directly shaped EU instruments like eIDAS, making Estonia unique as both an implementer and an originator of EU digital law.

Key Estonian EU Implementations

• Isikuandmete kaitse seadus (IKS) — GDPR national implementation (isikuandmete kaitse)
• Küberturvalisuse seadus — Cybersecurity Act (NIS Directive transposition)
• E-identimise ja e-tehingute usaldusteenuste seadus — eIDAS transposition
• Makseasutuste ja e-raha asutuste seadus — PSD2 transposition

See EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md for detailed documentation.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Estonian legal databases:

• Riigi Teataja — Official State Gazette of Estonia (Eesti ametlik väljaanne)
• EUR-Lex — Official EU law database (metadata only)

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors Riigi Teataja for changes:

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 official Riigi Teataja publications. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Court case coverage is not included in the free tier — do not rely solely on this for kohtupraktika research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources (Riigi Teataja) for court filings
• EU cross-references are extracted from statute text and EUR-Lex metadata, not a complete implementation mapping

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 consistent with Eesti Advokatuur (Estonian Bar Association) professional conduct standards.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Estonian-law-mcp
cd Estonian-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 seadused from Riigi Teataja
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: ~116 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/estonian-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 1,602 Estonian statutes directly from Claude — IKS, KarS, Küberturvalisuse seadus, and more. Full provision text with EU cross-references. npx @ansvar/estonian-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 expansion (Riigikohus, ringkonnakohtud)
• EU cross-reference expansion
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Andmekaitse Inspektsioon guidance documents
• RIA (Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet) cybersecurity guidance

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search (1,602 statutes, 63,652 provisions)
• EU law integration with bi-directional lookup
• Premium preparatory works dataset (163,383 documents)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Kohtupraktika (court case law) expansion — Riigikohus and ringkonnakohtud
• Full EU text integration (via @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Andmekaitse Inspektsioon guidance documents
• RIA cybersecurity guidance and notices

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{estonian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Estonian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Estonian-law-mcp},
  note = {1,602 Estonian statutes with 63,652 provisions and EU law cross-references}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Riigi Teataja (public domain — avalik teave)
• 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. Estonia's leadership in digital governance — from e-residency to blockchain-secured public records — makes it a natural fit for our AI-native legal research tools.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 1,602 seadused and 63,652 provisions shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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