Jordanian Law MCP Server

The Official Gazette of Jordan (الجريدة الرسمية) alternative for the AI age.

Query 62 Jordanian statutes -- from the Cybercrime Law and Penal Code to the Labour Law, Companies Law, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

Why This Exists

Jordanian legal research means navigating moj.gov.jo (وزارة العدل, Ministry of Justice), legislation.gov.jo, and Official Gazette archives published in Arabic. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under the Cybercrime Law and data protection provisions
• A legal tech developer building tools on Jordanian law
• A researcher tracing provisions across 62 key statutes

...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 Jordanian 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://jordanian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "البحث عن أحكام حماية البيانات الشخصية في قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية الأردني" (Search for personal data protection in the Jordanian Cybercrime Law)
• "ما هي عقوبة الاحتيال الإلكتروني في القانون الأردني؟" (What are the penalties for electronic fraud in Jordanian law?)
• "البحث عن حقوق العمال في قانون العمل الأردني رقم 8 لسنة 1996" (Search for worker rights in Jordanian Labour Law No. 8 of 1996)
• "ما هي التزامات الشركات بموجب قانون الشركات الأردني؟" (What are company obligations under Jordanian Companies Law?)
• "هل قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية لعام 2023 لا يزال ساري المفعول؟" (Is the 2023 Cybercrime Law still in force?)
• "التحقق من صحة الاستشهاد 'المادة 7، قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية'" (Validate the citation 'Article 7, Cybercrime Law')
• "Find provisions on data breach notification under Jordanian law"
• "Build a legal stance on cybersecurity compliance obligations in Jordan"

What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Ministry of Justice Jordan, Official Gazette). Zero LLM-generated content.

See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from moj.gov.jo and legislation.gov.jo official 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 and article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

moj.gov.jo / legislation.gov.jo --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                                      ^                        ^
                               Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Browse Official Gazette archives --> Locate law --> Navigate articles --> Check EU Association Agreement --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are Jordan's cybersecurity and data protection requirements and how do they align with EU standards?" --> Done.

Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

EU Law Integration

Jordan has an EU Association Agreement under the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and Jordan, in force since May 2002). This creates a formal framework for regulatory alignment:

• Cybercrime Law (2023) aligns with the Budapest Convention, which EU member states have widely adopted, and reflects principles from the EU NIS2 Directive on cybersecurity
• Personal data provisions in the Cybercrime Law and draft data protection legislation align with core GDPR principles -- consent, purpose limitation, data subject rights
• Labour Law reflects ILO conventions adopted across EU member states
• Jordan's Association Agreement includes provisions on movement of goods, services, and persons -- creating compliance overlap with EU trade and commercial law
• Investment Law aligns with EU frameworks on foreign direct investment

The EU bridge tools allow you to explore these alignment relationships -- checking which Jordanian provisions correspond to EU requirements, and vice versa.

Note: Jordan is not an EU member state. EU cross-references reflect alignment and association agreement relationships, not direct transposition. Verify compliance obligations against the specific applicable framework for your jurisdiction.

Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Jordanian legal databases:

• Ministry of Justice Jordan (moj.gov.jo) -- وزارة العدل الأردنية, official statute publications
• jordan-lawyer.com -- Comprehensive Jordanian legal database
• legislation.gov.jo -- Official consolidated Jordanian legislation

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

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 official Jordanian legal publications (Ministry of Justice, Official Gazette). 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 cross-references reflect alignment and association agreement relationships, not transposition
• Coverage is selective -- priority statutes only; verify completeness for your specific legal question

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 Jordanian Bar Association (نقابة المحامين الأردنيين) guidance on client confidentiality obligations.

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Jordanian-law-mcp
cd Jordanian-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 moj.gov.jo
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
npm run census           # Generate coverage census

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~7 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

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/security-controls-mcp

Query 261 security frameworks -- ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, CIS Controls, SCF, and more. npx @ansvar/security-controls-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/sanctions-mcp

Offline-capable sanctions screening -- OFAC, EU, UN sanctions lists. pip install ansvar-sanctions-mcp

108 national law MCPs covering Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, and more.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Court of Cassation decisions)
• Additional statute coverage from Official Gazette archives
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Arabic full-text search improvements

Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (62 statutes, 5,285 provisions)
• EU law alignment tools (Association Agreement framework)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court of Cassation case law expansion
• Additional statute coverage
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Arabic-language query optimisation

Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{jordanian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Jordanian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Jordanian-law-mcp},
  note = {62 Jordanian statutes with 5,285 provisions}
}

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Ministry of Justice, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (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 Middle Eastern and Levantine legal research -- turns out everyone working in the MENA region has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating Jordanian law in Arabic across Official Gazette archives shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden