Swedish Law MCP Server

The Riksdagen alternative for the AI age.

Query 2,415 Swedish statutes -- from Dataskyddslagen and Brottsbalken to Aktiebolagslagen, Miljöbalken, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Swedish legal research is scattered across Riksdagen, SFS publications, lagen.nu, and EUR-Lex. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking if a statute is still in force
• A legal tech developer building tools on Swedish law
• A researcher tracing legislative history from proposition to statute

...you shouldn't need 47 browser tabs and manual PDF cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Swedish law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.

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Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

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

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

| Client | How to Connect | |--------|---------------| | Claude.ai | Settings > Connectors > Add Integration > paste URL | | Claude Code | claude mcp add swedish-law --transport http https://swedish-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp | | Claude Desktop | Add to config (see below) | | GitHub Copilot | Add to VS Code settings (see below) |

Claude Desktop — add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

GitHub Copilot — add to VS Code settings.json:

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "What does Dataskyddslagen 3 kap. 5 § say about consent?"
• "Is PUL (1998:204) still in force?"
• "Find provisions about personuppgifter in Swedish law"
• "What EU directives does DSL implement?"
• "Which Swedish laws implement the GDPR?"
• "Get the preparatory works for Dataskyddslagen"
• "Compare incident reporting requirements across NIS2 Swedish implementations"
• "Validate the citation NJA 2020 s. 45"
• "Find Labour Court cases about discrimination from 2020-2023"

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What's Included

| Category | Count | Details | |----------|-------|---------| | Statutes | 2,415 statutes | Comprehensive Swedish legislation | | Provisions | 58,570 sections | Full-text searchable with FTS5 | | Preparatory Works | 6,735 documents | Propositions (Prop.) and SOUs | | EU Cross-References | 668 references | 228 EU directives and regulations | | Legal Definitions | 0 (free tier) | Table reserved, extraction not enabled in current free build | | Database Size | ~125 MB | Optimized SQLite, portable | | Daily Updates | Automated | Freshness checks against Riksdagen |

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Riksdagen, lagen.nu, EUR-Lex). Zero LLM-generated content.

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See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from Riksdagen/SFS official sources
• 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 SFS number + chapter/section
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

Riksdagen API → Parse → SQLite → FTS5 snippet() → MCP response
                  ↑                      ↑
           Provision parser       Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

| Traditional Approach | This MCP Server | |---------------------|-----------------| | Search Riksdagen by SFS number | Search by plain Swedish: "personuppgifter samtycke" | | Navigate multi-chapter statutes manually | Get the exact provision with context | | Manual cross-referencing between laws | build_legal_stance aggregates across sources | | "Is this statute still in force?" → check manually | check_currency tool → answer in seconds | | Find EU basis → dig through EUR-Lex | get_eu_basis → linked EU directives instantly | | Check 5+ sites for updates | Daily automated freshness checks | | No API, no integration | MCP protocol → AI-native |

Traditional: Search Riksdagen → Download SFS PDF → Ctrl+F → Cross-reference with proposition → Check EUR-Lex for EU basis → Repeat

This MCP: "What EU law is the basis for DSL 3 kap. 5 § about consent?" → Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_legislation | FTS5 search on 58,570 provisions with BM25 ranking | | get_provision | Retrieve specific provision by SFS + chapter/section | | search_case_law | FTS5 search on case law with court/date filters | | get_preparatory_works | Get linked propositions and SOUs for a statute | | validate_citation | Validate citation against database (zero-hallucination check) | | build_legal_stance | Aggregate citations from statutes, case law, prep works | | format_citation | Format citations per Swedish conventions (full/short/pinpoint) | | check_currency | Check if statute is in force, amended, or repealed |

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_eu_basis | Get EU directives/regulations for Swedish statute | | get_swedish_implementations | Find Swedish laws implementing EU act | | search_eu_implementations | Search EU documents with Swedish implementation counts | | get_provision_eu_basis | Get EU law references for specific provision | | validate_eu_compliance | Check implementation status (future, requires EU MCP) |

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EU Law Integration

668 cross-references linking 309 Swedish statutes to EU law, with bi-directional lookup.

| Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | EU References | 668 cross-references | | EU Documents | 228 unique directives and regulations | | Swedish Statutes with EU Refs | 309 (12.8% of statutes) | | Directives | 89 | | Regulations | 139 | | EUR-Lex Integration | Automated metadata fetching |

Most Referenced EU Acts

1. eIDAS Regulation (910/2014) - 20 references
2. E-Signatures Directive (1999/93) - 15 references
3. GDPR (2016/679) - 15 references
4. Data Protection Directive (1995/46) - 14 references
5. Market Surveillance Regulation (2019/1020) - 14 references

See EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md for detailed documentation and EU_USAGE_EXAMPLES.md for practical examples.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Swedish legal databases:

• Riksdagen -- Swedish Parliament's official legal database
• Svensk Forfattningssamling -- Official statute collection
• Lagen.nu -- Case law database (CC-BY Domstolsverket)
• EUR-Lex -- Official EU law database (metadata only)

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

| Source | Check | Method | |--------|-------|--------| | Statute amendments | Riksdagen API date comparison | All 2,415 statutes checked | | New statutes | Riksdagen SFS publications (90-day window) | Diffed against database | | Case law | lagen.nu feed entry count | Compared to database | | Preparatory works | Riksdagen proposition API (30-day window) | New props detected | | EU reference staleness | Git commit timestamps | Flagged if >90 days old |

The workflow supports auto_update: true dispatch for automated sync, rebuild, version bump, and npm publishing.

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Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

| Scanner | What It Does | Schedule | |---------|-------------|----------| | CodeQL | Static analysis for security vulnerabilities | Weekly + PRs | | Semgrep | SAST scanning (OWASP top 10, secrets, TypeScript) | Every push | | Gitleaks | Secret detection across git history | Every push | | Trivy | CVE scanning on filesystem and npm dependencies | Daily | | Docker Security | Container image scanning + SBOM generation | Daily | | Socket.dev | Supply chain attack detection | PRs | | OSSF Scorecard | OpenSSF best practices scoring | Weekly | | Dependabot | Automated dependency updates | Weekly |

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

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Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Statute text is sourced from official Riksdagen/SFS publications. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Court case coverage is limited -- do not rely solely on this for case law research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• EU cross-references are extracted from Swedish statute text, not EUR-Lex full text

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 Advokatsamfundet compliance guidance.

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Documentation

• EU Integration Guide -- Detailed EU cross-reference 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

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/swedish-law-mcp
cd swedish-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 -- <sfs-number> <output.json>   # Ingest statute from Riksdagen
npm run ingest:auto-all -- --scope all-laws --dry-run  # Coverage audit against Riksdagen
npm run ingest:auto-all -- --scope all-laws   # Ingest full law-like corpus from Riksdagen
npm run ingest:cases:full-archive              # Ingest case law (full archive)
npm run sync:cases                             # Ingest case law (incremental)
npm run sync:prep-works                        # Sync preparatory works
npm run extract:definitions                    # Extract legal definitions
npm run build:db                               # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run check-updates                          # Check for amendments

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~125 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

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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/swedish-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 2,415 Swedish statutes directly from Claude -- DSL, BrB, ABL, MB, and more. Full provision text with EU cross-references. npx @ansvar/swedish-law-mcp

@ansvar/us-regulations-mcp

Query US federal and state compliance laws -- HIPAA, CCPA, SOX, GLBA, FERPA, and more. npm install @ansvar/us-regulations-mcp

@ansvar/ot-security-mcp

Query IEC 62443, NIST 800-82/53, and MITRE ATT&CK for ICS -- Specialized for OT/ICS environments. npx @ansvar/ot-security-mcp

@ansvar/automotive-cybersecurity-mcp

Query UNECE R155/R156 and ISO 21434 -- Automotive cybersecurity compliance. npx @ansvar/automotive-cybersecurity-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 (currently limited coverage)
• EU Regulations MCP integration (full EU law text, CJEU case law)
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Lower court decisions (Tingsrätt, Hovrätt)

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Roadmap

• [x] Statute expansion -- 785% growth from 81 to 717 statutes (v1.1.0)
• [x] EU law integration -- 668 cross-references to 228 EU directives/regulations (v1.1.0)
• [ ] Court case law expansion (scraper updated, re-ingestion needed for 12K-18K cases)
• [ ] Full EU text integration (via @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp)
• [ ] Lower court coverage (Tingsrätt, Hovrätt archives)
• [ ] Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• [ ] English translations for key statutes
• [ ] Web API for programmatic access

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{swedish_law_mcp_2025,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Swedish Law MCP Server: Production-Grade Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/swedish-law-mcp},
  note = {Comprehensive Swedish legal database with 2,415 statutes and EU law cross-references}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Propositions: Swedish Government (public domain)
• Case Law: CC-BY Domstolsverket (via lagen.nu)
• EU Metadata: EUR-Lex (EU public domain)

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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 Swedish law -- turns out everyone building for the Swedish market has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 2,415 statutes shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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<p align="center"> _{Built with care in Stockholm, Sweden} </p>