Fedlex Connector MCP Server

Access Swiss Federal Law from Claude A connector that gives Claude direct access to the official text of Swiss federal legislation on Fedlex, built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Covers all acts in the Classified Compilation (SR, RS) in German, French, and Italian. Its README documents 4 tools, including search_by_title, get_article, get_law_text. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-20 · ★ 6 · #754 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Fedlex Connector

Claude Code

claude mcp add jaytheskier-fedlex-connector --transport http https://mcp.fedlex-connector.ch/

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jaytheskier-fedlex-connector": {
      "url": "https://mcp.fedlex-connector.ch/"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.fedlex-connector.ch/

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.fedlex-connector.ch

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace ch.fedlex-connector - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Fedlex Connector can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can retrieve the official consolidated text of a specific article, and list recent amendments (consolidation versions) for a given act.

The 4 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what Fedlex Connector lets an agent do.

search_by_title
- Search Swiss federal legislation titles in the Classified Compilation (RS/SR). Returns only acts currently in force.
get_article
- Retrieve the official consolidated text of a specific article.
get_law_text
- Retrieve the full text of an act or a specific title/chapter. This is the primary tool for reading and analysing legislation from the source.
list_amendments
- List recent amendments (consolidation versions) for a given act.

04 · Who maintains Fedlex Connector

Fedlex Connector is maintained by jaytheskier. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

category
other - ranked #754 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry
ch.fedlex-connector/fedlex-connector (active, first published 2026-04-09)

06 · Fedlex Connector FAQ

Is Fedlex Connector still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-20. We re-verify nightly.

What can Fedlex Connector do?

With this server connected, an agent can retrieve the official consolidated text of a specific article, and list recent amendments (consolidation versions) for a given act.

How do I install Fedlex Connector?

Run `claude mcp add jaytheskier-fedlex-connector --transport http https://mcp.fedlex-connector.ch/`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Fedlex Connector require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Fedlex Connector