Jamaican Law MCP Server

The Ministry of Justice Laws alternative for the AI age.

Query 910 Jamaican Acts -- from the Data Protection Act and Cybercrime Act to the Companies Act, Judicature Act, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

Why This Exists

Jamaican legal research means navigating laws.moj.gov.jm, downloading PDFs from the Ministry of Justice, and manually cross-referencing across Acts. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking Data Protection Act obligations or Cybercrime Act requirements
• A legal tech developer building tools on Jamaican law
• A researcher tracing legislative provisions across 910 Acts

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

This MCP server makes Jamaican 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://jamaican-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "What does the Data Protection Act say about consent for processing personal data?"
• "Is the Cybercrime Act still in force?"
• "Find provisions about unauthorized computer access in Jamaican law"
• "What does the Companies Act require for director disclosures?"
• "Search for data breach notification obligations across Jamaican statutes"
• "What does the Judicature Act say about civil jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?"
• "Validate the citation 'Section 4 of the Data Protection Act'"
• "Build a legal stance on employment termination requirements under Jamaican law"
• "What are the penalty provisions under the Proceeds of Crime Act?"

What's Included

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

See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from the Jamaica Ministry of Justice Laws website (official source)
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains Act text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

• Search returns ranked provisions with BM25 scoring (safe for context)
• Provision retrieval gives exact text by Act name and section number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

MoJ Laws Website --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                      ^                        ^
               Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search MoJ website --> Download PDF --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference between Acts --> Check for amendments --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are the data breach notification requirements under the Data Protection Act and how do they compare to GDPR?" --> Done.

Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

International Law Integration Tools (5)

International Law Alignment

Jamaica is a Commonwealth country and CARICOM member state. Several Jamaican laws have significant international alignment:

• CARICOM (Caribbean Community): Jamaica is a founding CARICOM member. CARICOM Decisions on trade, intellectual property, and competition law inform domestic legislation
• Commonwealth Legal Framework: Jamaica's common law system is rooted in English common law, and significant Commonwealth frameworks including the Harare Declaration on human rights apply
• Data Protection: Jamaica's Data Protection Act (2020) draws heavily on GDPR principles, and Jamaica is pursuing adequacy-equivalent status for data transfers to the UK and EU
• Financial Action Task Force (FATF): Jamaica implements FATF recommendations through the Proceeds of Crime Act, Terrorism Prevention Act, and related legislation
• UN Conventions: Jamaica has ratified major UN conventions (UNCAC, UNTOC) which are implemented in domestic criminal law

The international alignment tools allow you to explore these relationships -- checking which Jamaican provisions correspond to international obligations, and vice versa.

Note: International cross-references reflect alignment and implementation relationships, not direct transposition. Jamaica adopts its own legislative approach through Parliament.

Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Jamaican legal databases:

• Ministry of Justice Laws Website -- Official consolidated Acts, Ministry of Justice Jamaica

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors the Ministry of Justice Laws website 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 Jamaica Ministry of Justice Laws website. 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 the official Ministry of Justice website for court filings
• International cross-references reflect alignment relationships, not direct transposition
• Parish-level regulations and bylaws are not included -- this covers national Acts only

For professional legal advice in Jamaica, consult a member of the Jamaica Bar Association.

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.

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Jamaican-law-mcp
cd Jamaican-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 Acts from Ministry of Justice Laws
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 Acts

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~45 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate across 910 Acts

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/trinidadian-law-mcp

Query Trinidad and Tobago legislation -- fellow CARICOM member with 533 Acts and 21,562 provisions. npx @ansvar/trinidadian-law-mcp

@ansvar/guyanese-law-mcp

Query Guyanese legislation -- fellow CARICOM member with 1,655 laws and CCJ case law. npx @ansvar/guyanese-law-mcp

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions)
• CARICOM Decision integration
• Historical Act versions and amendment tracking
• Privy Council decisions affecting Jamaican law

Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (910 Acts, 16,310 provisions)
• International law alignment tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion (Supreme Court, Court of Appeal)
• Historical Act versions (amendment tracking)
• CARICOM Decision integration
• Privy Council decisions

Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{jamaican_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Jamaican Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Jamaican-law-mcp},
  note = {910 Jamaican Acts with 16,310 provisions and international law alignment}
}

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Ministry of Justice Jamaica (public domain)
• International Metadata: CARICOM Secretariat, Commonwealth (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 -- turns out everyone building compliance tools for the Caribbean region has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 910 Jamaican Acts shouldn't require hours of manual searching.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden