Serbian Law MCP Server

Serbian Law MCP Server

The Paragraf.rs alternative for the AI age.

Query 822 Serbian laws -- from Закон о заштити података о личности (Personal Data Protection Act) and Кривични законик (Criminal Code) to Закон о раду (Labour Law), Закон о привредним друштвима (Companies Act), and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Serbian legal research means navigating Paragraf.rs, the Службени гласник (Official Gazette), the official Pravno-Informacioni Sistem (PIS), and EUR-Lex -- manually tracking which EU acquis has been adopted into Serbian law. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under Serbian data protection law or EU-aligned regulations
• A legal tech developer building tools on Serbian or Western Balkans law
• A researcher tracing EU accession alignment across Serbian legislation

...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 Serbian 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-rs/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally (in Serbian/Cyrillic or English):

• "Шта каже Закон о заштити података о личности у члану 12 о условима за обраду?"
• "Да ли је Закон о раду тренутно на снази?"
• "Претражи прописе о заштити личних података у српском законодавству"
• "Које EU директиве имплементира Закон о заштити података о личности?"
• "Шта каже Кривични законик о рачунарском криминалу?"
• "Пронађи одредбе о оснивању привредних друштава у Закону о привредним друштвима"
• "Валидирај цитат 'члан 46 Закон о заштити података о личности'"
• "Изгради правни став о уговорној одговорности по српском праву"

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What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Правно-информациони систем, Службени гласник). 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 the official Pravno-Informacioni Sistem (www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs) and Службени гласник
• 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 law identifier + article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

PIS / Службени гласник --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                             ^                        ^
                      Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search PIS -> Download PDF -> Ctrl+F -> Cross-reference with EU acquis -> Check EUR-Lex -> Repeat

This MCP: "Које EU директиве стоје иза одредби Закона о заштити података о личности о безбедности обраде?" -> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Acquis Integration Tools (5)

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EU Accession Context

Serbia is an EU accession candidate implementing the EU acquis as part of the accession process (candidate status granted 2012, accession negotiations ongoing). This means:

• GDPR is transposed into Serbian law via Закон о заштити података о личности (2018) -- one of the most comprehensive GDPR implementations in the Western Balkans
• NIS Directive principles are reflected in Serbian cybersecurity legislation
• AML/CFT Directives shape Serbian anti-money laundering law (Закон о спречавању прања новца)
• Serbia is actively aligning domestic legislation with the EU acquis across 35 negotiating chapters
• The Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU provides the legal framework for alignment

The EU acquis integration tools provide bi-directional lookup between Serbian laws and their EU basis -- essential for tracking accession alignment.

Note: Serbia is not an EU member state. EU law does not apply directly in Serbia. Cross-references reflect acquis alignment and SAA obligations, not formal EU membership transposition. Alignment status changes as Serbia advances accession negotiations.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Serbian legal databases:

• Pravno-Informacioni Sistem (PIS) -- Official Serbian legal information system
• Службени гласник -- Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors official 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 official Serbian government databases (PIS, Службени гласник). 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 acquis cross-references reflect alignment status, not formal EU membership transposition
• Accession status is dynamic -- legislative alignment changes as Serbia advances negotiations

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 on professional use in accordance with Advokatska komora Srbije standards.

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Documentation

• EU Acquis Integration Guide -- Detailed EU cross-reference documentation
• 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/Serbian-law-mcp
cd Serbian-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 laws from PIS database
npm run build:db                  # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run sync:prep-works           # Sync предлози закона
npm run check-updates             # Check for amendments

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/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 (Врховни суд, Уставни суд)
• EU acquis alignment tracking (negotiating chapter mapping)
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Latin script variants for all provisions

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (822 laws, 47,041 provisions)
• Preparatory works (314,090 documents)
• EU acquis integration tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion (Врховни суд archive)
• Уставни суд decisions
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Full negotiating chapter mapping

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{serbian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Serbian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Serbian-law-mcp},
  note = {822 Serbian laws with 47,041 provisions and 314,090 preparatory works}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Република Србија (public domain -- official PIS database)
• EU Acquis 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 Serbian law and EU accession tracking -- turns out everyone building for the Western Balkans market has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 822 Serbian laws and tracking EU acquis alignment shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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