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  "markdown": "# French Law MCP Server\n\n<!-- ANSVAR-CTA-BEGIN -->\n> **The French law corpus is now served through the Ansvar Gateway.** Connect your AI assistant (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, custom MCP client) to `https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp` — one OAuth connection, free tier available, covering this corpus plus EU regulations, national law across 28 audited jurisdictions, and CVE/security intelligence, every result with a verbatim source citation. Start at https://ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart\n\n### Connect\n\n**Claude Code** (one line):\n\n```bash\nclaude mcp add ansvar --transport http https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp\n```\n\n**Claude Desktop / Cursor** — add to `claude_desktop_config.json` (or `mcp.json`):\n\n```json\n{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"ansvar\": {\n      \"type\": \"url\",\n      \"url\": \"https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\n**Claude.ai** — Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste `https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp`\n\nFirst request opens an OAuth signup flow (setup details: [ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart](https://ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart)). After signup, your client is bound to your account; tier (free / premium / team / company) determines fan-out, quota, and which downstream MCPs are reachable.\n\n---\n\n## Self-host this MCP\n\nYou can also clone this repo and build the corpus yourself. The schema,\nfetcher, and tool implementations all live here. What is not in the repo is\nthe pre-built database — TDM and standards-licensing constraints on the\nupstream sources mean we host the corpus on Ansvar infrastructure rather\nthan redistribute it as a public artifact.\n\nBuild your own: run this repo's ingestion script (entry-point varies per\nrepo — typically `scripts/ingest.sh`, `npm run ingest`, or `make ingest`;\ncheck the repo root).\n<!-- ANSVAR-CTA-END -->\n\n\n**The Légifrance alternative for the AI age.**\n\n[![MCP Registry](https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-Registry-blue)](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io)\n[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)\n[![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp?style=social)](https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp)\n[![CI](https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp/actions/workflows/ci.yml)\n[![Daily Data Check](https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp/actions/workflows/check-updates.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp/actions/workflows/check-updates.yml)\n[![Database](https://img.shields.io/badge/database-pre--built-green)](docs/EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md)\n[![Provisions](https://img.shields.io/badge/provisions-193%2C793-blue)](docs/EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md)\n\nQuery **3,958 French statutes** -- from le RGPD (loi Informatique et Libertés), le Code pénal, and le Code civil to le Code du travail, le Code de commerce, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.\n\nIf you're building legal tech, compliance tools, or doing French legal research, this is your verified reference database.\n\nBuilt by [Ansvar Systems](https://ansvar.eu) -- Stockholm, Sweden\n\n---\n\n## Why This Exists\n\nFrench legal research is scattered across Légifrance, the Journal Officiel, legistix, and EUR-Lex. Whether you're:\n- A **lawyer** validating citations in a brief or contract\n- A **compliance officer** checking RGPD obligations or sectoral regulations\n- A **legal tech developer** building tools on French law\n- A **researcher** tracing legislative history from projet de loi to code\n\n...you shouldn't need dozens of browser tabs and manual cross-referencing between codes. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.\n\nThis MCP server makes French law **searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable**.\n\n---\n\n## Example Queries\n\nOnce connected, just ask naturally:\n\n- *\"Que dit l'article 6 de la loi Informatique et Libertés sur le consentement ?\"*\n- *\"Recherche 'protection des données personnelles' dans le droit français (RGPD, loi Informatique et Libertés)\"*\n- *\"Quelles dispositions du Code pénal concernent la fraude informatique ?\"*\n- *\"Trouve les articles sur le droit du travail liés aux heures supplémentaires dans le Code du travail\"*\n- *\"What EU directives does the loi Informatique et Libertés implement?\"*\n- *\"Which French laws implement the NIS2 Directive?\"*\n- *\"Valide la citation 'Article L. 226-1 du Code pénal'\"*\n- *\"Compare les exigences de notification d'incident sous NIS2 et la loi française de transposition\"*\n- *\"Recherche 'responsabilité civile' dans le Code civil\"*\n- *\"Get the premium case law for RGPD enforcement decisions\"*\n\n---\n\n## What's Included\n\n| Category | Count | Details |\n|----------|-------|---------|\n| **Statutes** | 3,958 statutes | Comprehensive French legislation from Légifrance |\n| **Provisions** | 193,793 articles | Full-text searchable with FTS5 |\n| **Case Law** | 7,112 decisions | Premium tier -- judicial decisions |\n| **Preparatory Works** | 3,411 documents | Premium tier -- projets de loi, rapports |\n| **Agency Guidance** | 0 (free tier) | Reserved for future ingestion |\n| **Database Size** | ~335 MB | Optimized SQLite, portable |\n| **Daily Updates** | Automated | Freshness checks against Légifrance |\n\n**Verified data only** -- every citation is validated against official sources (Légifrance, legifrance.gouv.fr). Zero LLM-generated content.\n\n---\n\n## See It In Action\n\n### Why This Works\n\n**Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):**\n- All statute text is ingested from Légifrance official publications\n- Provisions are returned **unchanged** from SQLite FTS5 database rows\n- Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains regulation text, not AI interpretations\n\n**Smart Context Management:**\n- Search returns ranked provisions with BM25 scoring (safe for context)\n- Provision retrieval gives exact text by code + article number\n- Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once\n\n**Technical Architecture:**\n```\nLégifrance API --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response\n                    ^                        ^\n             Provision parser         Verbatim database query\n```\n\n### Traditional Research vs. This MCP\n\n| Traditional Approach | This MCP Server |\n|---------------------|-----------------|\n| Search Légifrance by code name | Search by plain French: *\"protection données personnelles\"* |\n| Navigate multi-book codes manually | Get the exact article with context |\n| Manual cross-referencing between codes | `build_legal_stance` aggregates across sources |\n| \"Est-ce que cet article est en vigueur ?\" -> check manually | `check_currency` tool -> answer in seconds |\n| Find EU basis -> dig through EUR-Lex | `get_eu_basis` -> linked EU directives instantly |\n| Check Légifrance, Journal Officiel, EUR-Lex separately | Daily automated freshness checks |\n| No API, no integration | MCP protocol -> AI-native |\n\n**Traditional:** Search Légifrance -> Navigate the code -> Ctrl+F -> Cross-reference with RGPD -> Check EUR-Lex for directive -> Repeat\n\n**This MCP:** *\"Quels textes européens ont conduit à l'article L. 34-5 du Code des postes ?\"* -> Done.\n\n---\n\n## Available Tools (13)\n\n### Core Legal Research Tools (8)\n\n| Tool | Description |\n|------|-------------|\n| `search_legislation` | FTS5 full-text search across 193,793 provisions with BM25 ranking |\n| `get_provision` | Retrieve specific provision by code + article number |\n| `validate_citation` | Validate citation against database (zero-hallucination check) |\n| `build_legal_stance` | Aggregate citations from statutes, case law, preparatory works |\n| `format_citation` | Format citations per French conventions (full/short/pinpoint) |\n| `check_currency` | Check if statute is in force, amended, or repealed |\n| `list_sources` | List all available statutes with metadata and data provenance |\n| `about` | Server info, capabilities, dataset statistics, and coverage summary |\n\n### EU Law Integration Tools (5)\n\n| Tool | Description |\n|------|-------------|\n| `get_eu_basis` | Get EU directives/regulations underlying a French statute |\n| `get_french_implementations` | Find French laws implementing a specific EU act |\n| `search_eu_implementations` | Search EU documents with French implementation counts |\n| `get_provision_eu_basis` | Get EU law references for a specific provision |\n| `validate_eu_compliance` | Check implementation status against EU directives |\n\n---\n\n## EU Law Integration\n\nFrance is a founding EU member state and plays a central role in EU law-making. French law has extensive EU cross-references across all major regulatory domains.\n\n| Metric | Value |\n|--------|-------|\n| **EU Integration** | Founding EU member (1957) |\n| **GDPR Implementation** | Loi Informatique et Libertés (modified 2018, CNIL oversight) |\n| **NIS2 Transposition** | Loi de programmation militaire + ANSSI framework |\n| **AI Act** | Direct application (no transposition needed for regulation) |\n| **EUR-Lex Integration** | Automated metadata fetching |\n\n### Key EU Acts with French Implementations\n\n1. **GDPR** (2016/679) -- Loi Informatique et Libertés, CNIL decisions\n2. **NIS2 Directive** (2022/2555) -- Loi relative à la résilience des infrastructures critiques\n3. **eIDAS Regulation** (910/2014) -- Ordonnance n° 2017-1426 (identité numérique)\n4. **AI Act** (2024/1689) -- Direct application + French adaptation measures\n5. **DORA** (2022/2554) -- Direct application in financial sector\n\nSee [EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md](docs/EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md) for detailed documentation and [EU_USAGE_EXAMPLES.md](docs/EU_USAGE_EXAMPLES.md) for practical examples.\n\n---\n\n## Data Sources & Freshness\n\nAll content is sourced from authoritative French legal databases:\n\n- **[Légifrance](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/)** -- Official French legal database (Direction de l'information légale et administrative)\n- **[Journal Officiel de la République Française](https://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/)** -- Official gazette\n- **[EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/)** -- Official EU law database (metadata only)\n\n### Data Provenance\n\n| Field | Value |\n|-------|-------|\n| **Authority** | Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA) |\n| **Retrieval method** | Légifrance API (legifrance.gouv.fr) |\n| **Languages** | French (official language of law) |\n| **License** | Légifrance open data (Licence Ouverte / Open Licence) |\n| **Coverage** | 3,958 consolidated statutes and codes |\n| **Last ingested** | 2026-02-25 |\n\n### Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)\n\nA [daily GitHub Actions workflow](.github/workflows/check-updates.yml) monitors all data sources:\n\n| Source | Check | Method |\n|--------|-------|--------|\n| **Statute amendments** | Légifrance API date comparison | All 3,958 statutes checked |\n| **New statutes** | Journal Officiel publications (90-day window) | Diffed against database |\n| **Preparatory works** | Légifrance proposition API (30-day window) | New texts detected |\n| **EU reference staleness** | Git commit timestamps | Flagged if >90 days old |\n\n---\n\n## Security\n\nThis project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:\n\n| Scanner | What It Does | Schedule |\n|---------|-------------|----------|\n| **CodeQL** | Static analysis for security vulnerabilities | Weekly + PRs |\n| **Semgrep** | SAST scanning (OWASP top 10, secrets, TypeScript) | Every push |\n| **Gitleaks** | Secret detection across git history | Every push |\n| **Trivy** | CVE scanning on filesystem and npm dependencies | Daily |\n| **Docker Security** | Container image scanning + SBOM generation | Daily |\n| **Socket.dev** | Supply chain attack detection | PRs |\n| **OSSF Scorecard** | OpenSSF best practices scoring | Weekly |\n| **Dependabot** | Automated dependency updates | Weekly |\n\nSee [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for the full policy and vulnerability reporting.\n\n---\n\n## Important Disclaimers\n\n### Legal Advice\n\n> **THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE**\n>\n> Statute text is sourced from official Légifrance publications. However:\n> - This is a **research tool**, not a substitute for professional legal counsel\n> - **Court case coverage is limited** (premium tier) -- do not rely solely on this for case law research\n> - **Verify critical citations** against primary sources for court filings\n> - **EU cross-references** are extracted from French statute text, not EUR-Lex full text\n> - **Regulatory guidance** (CNIL, ANSSI decisions) is not included in the free tier\n\n**Before using professionally, read:** [DISCLAIMER.md](DISCLAIMER.md) | [PRIVACY.md](PRIVACY.md)\n\n### Client Confidentiality\n\nQueries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment. For guidance on professional obligations, consult the Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB). See [PRIVACY.md](PRIVACY.md) for compliance guidance.\n\n---\n\n## Documentation\n\n- **[EU Integration Guide](docs/EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md)** -- Detailed EU cross-reference documentation\n- **[EU Usage Examples](docs/EU_USAGE_EXAMPLES.md)** -- Practical EU lookup examples\n- **[Security Policy](SECURITY.md)** -- Vulnerability reporting and scanning details\n- **[Disclaimer](DISCLAIMER.md)** -- Legal disclaimers and professional use notices\n- **[Privacy](PRIVACY.md)** -- Client confidentiality and data handling\n\n---\n\n## Development\n\n### Setup\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp\ncd France-law-mcp\nnpm install\nnpm run build\nnpm test\n```\n\n### Running Locally\n\n```bash\nnpm run dev                                       # Start MCP server\nnpx @anthropic/mcp-inspector node dist/index.js   # Test with MCP Inspector\n```\n\n### Data Management\n\n```bash\nnpm run ingest                         # Ingest statutes from Légifrance\nnpm run ingest:legi                    # Ingest via Légifrance API\nnpm run build:db                       # Rebuild SQLite database\nnpm run drift:detect                   # Run drift detection against anchors\nnpm run check-updates                  # Check for amendments and new statutes\nnpm run census                         # Generate coverage census report\n```\n\n### Performance\n\n- **Search Speed:** <100ms for most FTS5 queries\n- **Database Size:** ~335 MB (efficient, portable)\n- **Reliability:** 100% ingestion success rate\n\n---\n\n## More Ansvar MCPs\n\nFull fleet coverage at [ansvar.eu/coverage](https://ansvar.eu/coverage).\n## Contributing\n\nContributions welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.\n\nPriority areas:\n- Court case law expansion (Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État)\n- CNIL guidance and decisions ingestion\n- Historical statute versions and amendment tracking\n- Regional and local authority regulations\n\n---\n\n## Roadmap\n\n- [x] Core statute database with FTS5 search\n- [x] Full corpus ingestion (3,958 statutes, 193,793 provisions)\n- [x] EU law integration tools\n- [x] Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment\n\n- [x] Premium case law (7,112 decisions)\n- [x] Premium preparatory works (3,411 documents)\n- [ ] CNIL decisions and guidance documents\n- [ ] Conseil d'État and Cour de cassation full coverage\n- [ ] Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)\n- [ ] English translations for key codes\n\n---\n\n## Citation\n\nIf you use this MCP server in academic research:\n\n```bibtex\n@software{french_law_mcp_2026,\n  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},\n  title = {French Law MCP Server: Production-Grade Legal Research Tool},\n  year = {2026},\n  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/France-law-mcp},\n  note = {3,958 French statutes and codes with 193,793 provisions and EU law cross-references}\n}\n```\n\n---\n\n## License\n\nApache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for details.\n\n### Data Licenses\n\nUpstream legal materials are reused under the **French Open Licence v2.0**\n(Licence Ouverte, Etalab) — Ansvar attribution code `FR-Etalab-2.0`.\n\n- **Statutes & Codes:** DILA / Direction de l'information légale et administrative — published under [Licence Ouverte v2.0](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/). Commercial reuse permitted with attribution and licence-notice preservation.\n- **Case Law:** Légifrance open data, same Etalab licence.\n- **EU Metadata:** EUR-Lex (EU public-domain notice).\n\n**Important:** French statutes are NOT in the public domain. France did not\nadopt a statutory-PD carve-out comparable to Germany (UrhG §5) or Spain\n(TRLPI Art. 13). The reuse basis is Etalab's open licence, which requires\nattribution and licence-notice preservation. The Ansvar attribution code\n`FR-Etalab-2.0` is declared in `infrastructure/attribution-licenses.json`\nin the Ansvar architecture-documentation repo.\n\n---\n\n## About Ansvar Systems\n\nWe build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the European market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for French law -- turns out everyone building for the French and EU markets has the same research frustrations.\n\nSo we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 3,958 statutes and codes shouldn't require a law degree.\n\n**[ansvar.eu](https://ansvar.eu)** -- Stockholm, Sweden\n\n---\n\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <sub>Built with care in Stockholm, Sweden</sub>\n</p>\n",
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