Maltese Law MCP Server

The legislation.mt alternative for the AI age.

Query 5,009 Maltese statutes -- from Cap. 586 (Data Protection), Cap. 9 (Kodiċi Kriminali), Cap. 16 (Kodiċi Ċivili), and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

Why This Exists

Maltese legal research means navigating legislation.mt across thousands of statutes organized by Chapter number -- a unique system where laws are cited by "Cap." rather than year, making cross-referencing non-obvious without domain knowledge. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking Maltese GDPR implementation (Cap. 586) or financial services obligations
• A legal tech developer building tools on Maltese law
• A researcher tracing EU directive transposition across Malta's bilingual English/Maltese legal system

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

This MCP server makes Maltese 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://maltese-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "What does Cap. 586 say about data processing consent?"
• "Search for provisions about 'data protection' in Maltese law"
• "What does Cap. 9 (Kodiċi Kriminali) say about computer-related offences?"
• "Which Malta Chapters implement the NIS2 Directive?"
• "X'jgħid il-Kodiċi Kriminali dwar id-delitti tal-kompjuter?"
• "Sib id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Kodiċi Ċivili dwar ir-responsabbiltà"
• "Is Cap. 330 (Companies Act) still in force?"
• "Build a legal stance on financial services licensing requirements in Malta"

What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (legislation.mt). Zero LLM-generated content.

See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from legislation.mt (official Maltese legislation portal)
• 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 Chapter number + article
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

legislation.mt --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                    ^                        ^
             Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search legislation.mt --> Find Chapter number --> Navigate HTML --> Ctrl+F --> Cross-reference with EU directive --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are Malta's data protection obligations under Cap. 586 and how do they implement GDPR Article 6?" -- Done.

Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

EU Law Integration

Malta is a full EU member state (since 2004) and has transposed the complete body of EU law into Maltese national legislation, organized under the Chapter numbering system.

Key transposition areas:

• GDPR: Malta transposed Regulation (EU) 2016/679 via Cap. 586 (Data Protection Act)
• NIS2: Transposition of the NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 into Maltese law
• AML/CFT: Malta implements the full EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive framework, critical for Malta's financial services sector
• Financial services: Full MiFID II, EMIR, and related directives implemented via MFSA regulatory framework
• Gaming regulation: Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) framework aligned with EU free movement principles
• Company law: Cap. 386 (Companies Act) implements EU company law directives

The EU bridge tools allow you to query these transpositions -- finding which Maltese Chapter implements a given EU directive, or which EU directive is the basis for a specific Maltese provision.

Note: Malta's Chapter-based citation system is unique within the EU. The EU tools map between EU directive numbering and Maltese Chapter numbers, allowing you to navigate both systems.

Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Maltese legal databases:

• legislation.mt -- Official Maltese legislation portal, maintained by the Attorney General's Office

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily 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 legislation.mt (Attorney General's Office, Malta). 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 transposition as captured in statute text, not EUR-Lex authoritative mapping
• Chapter numbering -- always verify the current Chapter number for a statute, as renumbering can occur

Before using professionally, read: DISCLAIMER.md | PRIVACY.md

Client Confidentiality

Queries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment. See PRIVACY.md for guidance compliant with Kamra tal-Avukati (Chamber of Advocates, Malta) professional responsibility rules.

Documentation

• EU Integration Guide -- Detailed EU transposition and Chapter mapping documentation
• EU Usage Examples -- Practical EU lookup examples
• Security Policy -- Vulnerability reporting and scanning details
• Disclaimer -- Legal disclaimers and professional use notices
• Privacy -- Client confidentiality and data handling

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Maltese-law-mcp
cd Maltese-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 legislation.mt
npm run build:db          # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run drift:detect      # Run drift detection against known anchors
npm run check-updates     # Check for source updates

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• 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/maltese-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 5,009 Maltese Chapters directly from Claude -- Cap. 586 (Data Protection), Cap. 9 (Kodiċi Kriminali), Cap. 16 (Kodiċi Ċivili), and more. npx @ansvar/maltese-law-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/sanctions-mcp

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

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Maltese courts, Constitutional Court)
• EU Regulations MCP integration (full EU law text)
• Maltese-language (Malti) provision text expansion
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking

Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (5,009 statutes, 56,516 provisions)
• EU law integration tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Daily freshness checks
• Court case law expansion (Constitutional Court, Court of Appeal)
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Expanded Malti-language text ingestion

Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{maltese_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Maltese Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Maltese-law-mcp},
  note = {5,009 Maltese statutes with 56,516 provisions}
}

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Gvern ta' Malta / Government of Malta (public domain, official government publications)
• EU Metadata: EUR-Lex (EU public domain)

About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the European market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for Maltese law -- turns out everyone building compliance tools for businesses operating in Malta has the same Chapter-number research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 5,009 Chapters shouldn't require memorizing which Cap. number maps to which Act.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden