list_laws

List supported laws, optionally filtered by law metadata.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	string	no	Free-text filter applied to law metadata (abbreviation, full name, jurisdiction).

Returns

An object with a laws array. Each entry contains:

{
  laws: Array<{
    code: string;          // law abbreviation, e.g. "bgb"
    title: string;         // full official title
    jurisdiction: string;  // e.g. "federal", "eu"
    source_url: string;    // official source URL
    norm_count: number;    // number of normalized norms
  }>
}

Example

result = mcp_client.call_tool("list_laws", {})

{
  "laws": [
    {
      "code": "bgb",
      "title": "Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch",
      "jurisdiction": "federal",
      "source_url": "https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/",
      "norm_count": 2385
    }
  ]
}

With a query filter:

result = mcp_client.call_tool("list_laws", {"query": "datenschutz"})

Notes

• Returns all loaded laws when query is omitted or null.
• Query matching is case-insensitive and partial.
• Laws with terminal state imported are returned; laws with other terminal states appear in get_source_limitations output.

Related

• get_law — fetch full detail for one law code.
• search_laws — full-text search across norm content.

Source

mcp/server.py — @app.tool() definition for list_laws.