Zimbabwe Law MCP Server

Zimbabwe Law MCP Server

The VERITAS Zimbabwe alternative for the AI age.

Query Zimbabwean legislation — from the Cyber and Data Protection Act and the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act to the Labour Act, Companies and Other Business Entities Act, and more — directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Zimbabwean legal research is scattered across VERITAS Zimbabwe (veritaszim.net), the Parliament of Zimbabwe (parlzim.gov.zw), the Zimbabwe Law Reports, and government gazette publications. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under the Cyber and Data Protection Act (Chapter 11:22) or the Financial Intelligence Unit Act
• A legal tech developer building tools on Zimbabwean law
• A researcher tracing legislative changes through Acts and amendments

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

This MCP server makes Zimbabwean law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.

Initial release: The Zimbabwe law database is actively being populated from official sources (VERITAS Zimbabwe, parlzim.gov.zw, and the Government Gazette). Coverage will expand with each release. See the roadmap below.

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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-zw/mcp

Claude Desktop — add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

GitHub Copilot — add to VS Code settings.json:

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "What does the Cyber and Data Protection Act (Chapter 11:22) say about data processing obligations?"
• "Find provisions about employment termination in the Labour Act"
• "Is the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act still in force?"
• "Search for company director obligations in the Companies and Other Business Entities Act"
• "What does the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act say about cybercrime?"
• "Find provisions about banking supervision in the Banking Act"
• "Validate the citation 'Cyber and Data Protection Act, s. 15'"
• "Build a legal stance on data protection obligations for financial institutions in Zimbabwe"

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What's Included

Verified data only — every citation is validated against official sources (VERITAS Zimbabwe, parlzim.gov.zw). Zero LLM-generated content.

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Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from VERITAS Zimbabwe (veritaszim.net) and the Parliament of Zimbabwe (parlzim.gov.zw)
• 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 Act + section number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

VERITAS Zimbabwe / parlzim.gov.zw → Parse → SQLite → FTS5 snippet() → MCP response
                                      ↑                      ↑
                               Provision parser        Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search VERITAS → Download PDF → Ctrl+F → Cross-reference Zimbabwe Law Reports → Check gazette → Repeat

This MCP: "What are the data protection obligations for telecommunications operators under Zimbabwean law?" → Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

International Law Alignment Tools (5)

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International Law Alignment

Zimbabwe is not an EU member state. The international law alignment tools cover Zimbabwe's participation in regional and multilateral frameworks:

• SADC (Southern African Development Community) — Zimbabwe is a founding member. SADC Model Law on Data Protection informs the Cyber and Data Protection Act.
• African Union (AU) — AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection (Malabo Convention). Zimbabwe is a signatory.
• Commonwealth — Common law tradition and shared jurisprudential heritage with UK, South Africa, and other Commonwealth jurisdictions.
• UNCITRAL — Electronic commerce and arbitration frameworks reflected in Zimbabwe's Electronic Transactions and Electronic Commerce Act.

Note: International cross-references reflect alignment and treaty obligations, not EU transposition. The alignment tools help identify where Zimbabwean and international instruments address similar domains.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Zimbabwean legal databases:

• VERITAS Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe legislation and parliamentary monitoring
• Parliament of Zimbabwe — Official Acts of Parliament
• Government Gazette — Statutory instruments and proclamations

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors 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 VERITAS Zimbabwe and the Parliament of Zimbabwe. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Initial release — law database is being populated. Do not rely on this tool as an exhaustive source until coverage is complete
• Court case coverage is not included in the free tier — do not rely solely on this for case law research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources (Parliament of Zimbabwe, Government Gazette) for court filings
• Statutory instruments may not be fully covered in this release

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 Law Society of Zimbabwe guidance on technology use in legal practice.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/zimbabwe-law-mcp
cd zimbabwe-law-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm test

Running Locally

npm run start                                     # Start MCP server
npx @anthropic/mcp-inspector node dist/index.js   # Test with MCP Inspector

Data Management

npm run ingest           # Ingest Acts from VERITAS Zimbabwe / parlzim.gov.zw
npm run build:db         # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run drift:detect     # Run drift detection against anchors
npm run check-updates    # Check for source updates

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: Optimized SQLite (growing)
• 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/zimbabwe-law-mcp (This Project)

Query Zimbabwean legislation directly from Claude — Cyber and Data Protection Act, Labour Act, Companies Act, and more. Full provision text with international law cross-references. npx @ansvar/zimbabwe-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 Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and more African jurisdictions.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Full Acts of Parliament ingestion
• Supreme Court and High Court case law
• Statutory instruments coverage
• SADC and AU treaty alignment mappings
• Historical Act versions and amendment tracking

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Roadmap

• Core MCP server architecture with FTS5 search
• International law alignment tools (SADC, AU, Commonwealth)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Full Acts of Parliament ingestion (all current Acts)
• Supreme Court and High Court case law
• Statutory instruments coverage
• SADC Protocol and AU Convention alignment
• Historical versions and amendment tracking
• Zimbabwean Law Reports indexing

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{zimbabwe_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Zimbabwe Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/zimbabwe-law-mcp},
  note = {Zimbabwean legislation database with international law cross-references}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Acts of Parliament: Parliament of Zimbabwe / Government Printer (public domain)
• International Law Metadata: Public domain treaty texts

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About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the global market. This MCP server is part of our Sub-Saharan African coverage — ensuring that legal research is accessible across the full African continent alongside our European and global fleet.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating Zimbabwe's legislative corpus shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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