legal_info_mcp_server

The Legal Info MCP Server provides modular, prompt-driven endpoints to map legal and compliance landscapes, identify gaps, and prioritize risk across privacy, IP, AI governance, security, consumer disclosures, and related domains. It offers structured prompts that can be orchestrated to produce reproducible, timestamped Markdown reports in a dedicated legal_docs/ directory. Use the prompts to run discovery, conduct domain-specific audits, and then consolidate results into a risk-analysis framework. The server is designed to be adaptable to your product context by supplying jurisdiction, sector, targetPath, and other optional arguments to tailor outputs to your environment. When you invoke a prompt via your editor integration or CLI, you’ll be guided to provide the required arguments first (e.g., jurisdiction and sector), followed by optional context such as targetPath or riskLevel. The system then executes the appropriate workflow to generate a structured analysis with explicit assumptions and traceable outputs.

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 14+ installed on your machine
• Access to a terminal or shell
• Optional: a valid API key for any external services the server uses (e.g., OpenAI) and a configured base URL if hosting behind a proxy

Installation steps:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-org/legal_info_mcp_server.git cd legal_info_mcp_server

2. Install dependencies: npm install

3. Set up environment variables (example):

   • Create a .env file or export variables in your shell
   • Example contents: LOG_LEVEL=info OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000

4. Start the MCP server: node server.js

5. Validate startup:

   • The server should listen on the configured port (default 3000) and log startup messages.

Notes:

• If you deploy behind a reverse proxy or in a containerized environment, ensure port mappings and environment variables reflect your deployment.
• If you encounter API rate limits or latency, adjust prompt concurrency or integrate caching for repeated analyses.

Tips:

• The server emphasizes informational analyses and surfaces explicit assumptions; it does not provide legal advice. Always have outputs reviewed by legal counsel.
• Common issues include missing API keys, invalid base URLs, or network restrictions. Verify environment variables and network access first.
• Outputs are produced as Markdown reports in legal_docs/ with a timestamped folder per run for auditability.
• When wiring with editors (Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor), supply required arguments first; optional ones can be omitted if not applicable.
• If you add custom prompts or domains, maintain a consistent section ordering to preserve report structure across runs.