Israel Law MCP Server

Israeli Law MCP Server

The Nevo.co.il alternative for the AI age.

Query 66 Israeli statutes -- from the Privacy Protection Law and Data Security Regulations to the Penal Law, Companies Law, and Electronic Signature Law -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Israeli legal research spans Knesset publications, Nevo.co.il, laws.gov.il (מאגר החקיקה הלאומי), and official Reshumot gazette entries. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking Privacy Protection Law obligations or Data Security Regulation requirements
• A legal tech developer building tools on Israeli law
• A researcher tracing provisions across Knesset statutes

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

This MCP server makes Israeli 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-il/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "חיפוש הוראות בנושא 'הגנת הפרטיות' בחוק הגנת הפרטיות" (Search provisions on "privacy protection")
• "מה אומר חוק העונשין לגבי עבירות מחשב?" (What does the Penal Law say about computer offenses?)
• "מצא סעיפים בחוק החוזים העוסקים בתנאים מקפחים" (Find provisions in the Contracts Law on unfair terms)
• "מה דורש חוק הגנת הצרכן לגבי גילוי מידע?" (What does the Consumer Protection Law require on disclosure?)
• "Is the Privacy Protection Law still in force?"
• "Find provisions about data breach notification in Israeli law"
• "What EU laws align with the Israeli Privacy Protection Law?"
• "Validate the citation Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981, Section 7"
• "Build a legal stance on data security requirements under Israeli regulations"

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What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Knesset, laws.gov.il). Zero LLM-generated content.

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Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from main.knesset.gov.il (מאגר החקיקה הלאומי) and official Knesset 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 + section number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

Knesset API / laws.gov.il --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                                ^                        ^
                         Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search Nevo.co.il --> Navigate Hebrew/English statute --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference between laws --> Check EUR-Lex for GDPR adequacy --> Repeat

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

Israel holds EU adequacy status under GDPR Article 45 -- the European Commission has determined that Israeli law provides an essentially equivalent level of protection to that guaranteed in the EU. This makes Israel one of a small group of non-EU countries recognized as adequate for personal data transfers.

The EU bridge tools allow you to explore these adequacy and alignment relationships -- checking which Israeli provisions correspond to EU requirements, and tracing the legislative basis for Israel's adequacy determination.

Note: EU cross-references reflect adequacy and alignment relationships. Israel operates its own independent legal system. The EU tools identify where Israeli and EU law address the same domains under comparable principles.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Israeli legal databases:

• Knesset Legislation Database (מאגר החקיקה הלאומי) -- Official source for all primary legislation
• laws.gov.il -- National legislation portal
• Nevo.co.il -- Cross-reference and citation validation

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors data sources 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 the Knesset official legislation database. 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 (Nevo.co.il, laws.gov.il) for court filings
• EU cross-references reflect adequacy and alignment relationships, not transposition
• Hebrew-language statutes -- English translations are not always official; verify against the Hebrew source for legal proceedings

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 guidance on professional use, consult the לשכת עורכי הדין בישראל (Israel Bar Association) professional conduct rules.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/israel-law-mcp
cd israel-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 Knesset API
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
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate
• Languages: Hebrew and English queries supported

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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/israel-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 66 Israeli statutes directly from Claude -- Privacy Protection Law, Data Security Regulations, Penal Law, Companies Law, and more. npx @ansvar/israel-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

70+ national law MCPs covering Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cameroon, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK, and more.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Statute corpus expansion (additional Knesset legislation)
• Court case law integration (Supreme Court, District Courts)
• English translation coverage for key statutes
• Amendment tracking and historical versions
• Rabbinical court decisions (where applicable to civil matters)

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Privacy Protection Law and Data Security Regulations
• EU/international law alignment tools (GDPR adequacy)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion (Bagatz, Supreme Court)
• Full statute corpus expansion (200+ Knesset laws)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Hebrew-only FTS5 optimization with morphological analysis
• English translation index for major statutes

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{israeli_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Israeli Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/israel-law-mcp},
  note = {66 Israeli statutes with 537 provisions, EU adequacy cross-references}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Knesset of Israel (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 Israeli law -- turns out everyone building for the Israeli market or navigating GDPR adequacy has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 66 statutes across Hebrew and English shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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