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

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.

Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

Connect directly to the hosted version -- zero dependencies, nothing to install.

Endpoint: https://israel-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "israeli-law": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://israel-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "israeli-law": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://israel-law-mcp.vercel.app/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"]
    }
  }
}

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"

What's Included

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

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.

Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

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.

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.

Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

See SECURITY.md for the full policy and vulnerability reporting.

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.

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

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

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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)

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

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}
}

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)

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