CanLII MCP Server

Name: CanLII MCP Server
Author: io.github.Vaquill-AI

io.github.Vaquill-AI/canlii-mcp

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What is the CanLII MCP server?

MCP for CanLII: Canadian case law and legislation metadata (federal, provincial, territorial).

How to install CanLII

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: http

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

Authorization
required
secret
Bearer token gating access to the hosted CanLII MCP endpoint. Format: 'Bearer <token>'.
X-CanLII-Token
required
secret
Your CanLII API key. Apply for one at https://www.canlii.org/en/feedback/feedback.html. The server never stores your key.

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canlii-mcp": {
      "url": "https://canlii-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canlii-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://canlii-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "canlii-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://canlii-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers via the mcp-remote bridge.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canlii-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://canlii-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http canlii-mcp https://canlii-mcp.vaquill.ai/mcp

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