Austrian Law (RIS) — Bundesrecht, Landesrecht & Judikatur

Name: Austrian Law (RIS) — Bundesrecht, Landesrecht & Judikatur
Author: paragraflabs

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Registry nameio.github.paragraflabs/at-ris-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Austria RIS: federal & state law, case law, gazettes, change monitoring (Bundesrecht, Judikatur).

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
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Install

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Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: RIS_CACHE_DIR, RIS_AUDIT_DIR, RIS_RATE_MS

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

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Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "at-ris": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "at-ris-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RIS_CACHE_DIR": "your-value",
        "RIS_AUDIT_DIR": "your-value",
        "RIS_RATE_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add at-ris --env RIS_CACHE_DIR=your-value --env RIS_AUDIT_DIR=your-value --env RIS_RATE_MS=your-value -- uvx at-ris-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "at-ris": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "at-ris-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RIS_CACHE_DIR": "your-value",
        "RIS_AUDIT_DIR": "your-value",
        "RIS_RATE_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "at-ris": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "at-ris-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RIS_CACHE_DIR": "your-value",
        "RIS_AUDIT_DIR": "your-value",
        "RIS_RATE_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Values you fill in

RIS_CACHE_DIR env
Directory for the SQLite response cache (default: ~/.cache/at-ris-mcp).
RIS_AUDIT_DIR env
If set, append a JSONL audit line per tool call (no full text, no client data).
RIS_RATE_MS env
Minimum delay between requests in ms (RIS netiquette; default 1200).

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

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Common questions

Is Austrian Law (RIS) — Bundesrecht, Landesrecht & Judikatur safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.0) reached the registry 3 months ago.

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README from the maker

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at-ris-mcp

A generic MCP server and standalone Python client library for the Austrian RIS (Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes), the official legal information system of the Republic of Austria, operated by the Bundeskanzleramt.

It covers federal law (Bundesrecht — including *consolidated* law BrKons, the official gazettes, drafts and government bills), state law (Landesrecht of the nine Bundesländer), case law (Judikatur — OGH, VfGH, VwGH, BVwG, LVwG and more), ministerial decrees, district and municipal law, plus a change-monitoring feed — via the keyless OGD API at https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/.

Why this exists

Compared with existing RIS tooling, at-ris-mcp adds:

Consolidated law (BrKons) — the currently applicable text, not just the gazette novellas.
Section-precise access — retrieve a single §/Artikel/Anlage (Abschnitt.*).
Historical version — the law as it stood on a given date (Fassung.FassungVom).
Clean Markdown — RIS HTML (≈40 KB of CSS boilerplate per document) is stripped to the legal text, with a raw switch for the untouched original.

Two packages, one repo

`ris_client` — a standalone, MCP-independent library. Import it directly.
`ris_mcp` — a thin FastMCP/stdio wrapper exposing 10 tools. Contains no logic of its own.

Install

pip install at-ris-mcp          # library only

pip install "at-ris-mcp[mcp]" # + the MCP server (FastMCP)

Run the MCP server (stdio)

at-ris-mcp

or

python -m ris_mcp

Remote transport (HTTP / SSE)

For hosted or remote deployments the server can also speak streamable HTTP or SSE instead of stdio:

at-ris-mcp --transport http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000   # streamable HTTP

at-ris-mcp --transport sse --port 9000 # SSE

or via environment:

RIS_MCP_TRANSPORT=http RIS_MCP_PORT=8000 at-ris-mcp

The HTTP endpoint is served at /mcp by default (override with --path / RIS_MCP_PATH). stdio remains the default when no transport is given.

Tools

Tool	Purpose
`ris_search_law`	Search Bundesrecht (default `BrKons`; also `BgblAuth`, `Begut`, `RegV`, …). Section + Fassung filters.
`ris_get_law_text`	Full text of a statute/section (markdown \	html \	xml \	raw).
`ris_search_case`	Search Judikatur (default `Justiz`; all courts). Filter by applied `norm`.
`ris_get_case_text`	Full text of a decision.
`ris_search_state_law`	Search Landesrecht (9 Bundesländer; default `LrKons`). Select states via `bundeslaender`.
`ris_search_misc`	Search `Sonstige` (ministerial decrees `Erlaesse`, `Avsv`, …).
`ris_search_district`	Search district authority notices (`Bezirke` / `Bvb`).
`ris_search_municipality`	Search municipal law (`Gemeinden` / Gemeinderecht `Gr`/`GrA`).
`ris_list_collections`	Which endpoints/applications are covered.
`ris_list_changes`	Change/early-warning feed (RIS History) via the OGD SOAP endpoint, incl. deleted documents.

Library usage

import asyncio

from ris_client import RisClient, LawSearchRequest, TextFormat

async def main(): async with RisClient() as c: res = await c.search_law(LawSearchRequest(suchworte="Datenschutzgesetz", page_size="Ten")) hit = res.items[0] print(hit.human_readable_citation, hit.eli_uri) text = await c.get_text(hit.content_urls["html"], TextFormat.markdown) print(text.content[:500])

asyncio.run(main())

Configuration (environment variables)

Variable	Default	Meaning
`RIS_BASE_URL`	`https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6`	API base (version isolation).
`RIS_SOAP_URL`	`https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/ogd/v2.6/`	OGD SOAP endpoint (used by `ris_list_changes`).
`RIS_USER_AGENT`	`at-ris-mcp/ (+…)`	Descriptive UA (netiquette).
`RIS_RATE_MS`	`1200`	Minimum delay between requests (ms).
`RIS_TIMEOUT_S`	`30`	HTTP timeout.
`RIS_MAX_RETRIES`	`3`	Retries on 429/5xx (incl. 503).
`RIS_CACHE_DIR`	`~/.cache/at-ris-mcp`	SQLite cache location.
`RIS_CACHE_ENABLED`	`true`	Toggle the cache.
`RIS_AUDIT_DIR`	(unset)	If set, append a JSONL audit line per call (no full text, no client data).
`RIS_MCP_TRANSPORT`	`stdio`	Server transport: `stdio` \	`http` \	`sse` \	`streamable-http`.
`RIS_MCP_HOST`	`127.0.0.1`	Bind host for http/sse.
`RIS_MCP_PORT`	`8000`	Bind port for http/sse.
`RIS_MCP_PATH`	(transport default)	URL path for the HTTP endpoint.

Netiquette & rate limiting

Per the RIS OGD FAQ: a 1–2 s pause per page is enforced by the client; bulk access should occur outside office hours (18:00–06:00) or on weekends and be announced to ris.it@bka.gv.at. A descriptive User-Agent is sent by default.

Licensing

Code: Apache-2.0 (see LICENSE).
Data: the retrieved documents are provided by the Republic of Austria under CC BY 4.0. Every tool response carries an attribution field:

Quelle: RIS – Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (data.bka.gv.at), CC BY 4.0

No legal advice. Only the authentic promulgation text (Bundesgesetzblatt/Landesgesetzblatt authentisch) is legally binding. Consolidated law and all other documents are for information only. Every response carries a legal_notice to that effect.

Scope (v1.0)

Covered: Bundesrecht (BrKons, BgblAuth, BgblPdf, BgblAlt, Begut, RegV, Erv — English translations), Judikatur (all courts), the History change-feed (ris_list_changes, incl. deleted documents), Landesrecht (9 Bundesländer: LrKons, LgblAuth, Lgbl, LgblNO, Vbl), Sonstige (Erlaesse, Avsv, Avn, Spg, KmGer, Upts, Mrp, PruefGewO — with app-specific fine filters), Bezirke (Bvb) and Gemeinden (Gr, GrA).

English translations (`Erv`): search via ris_search_law with

applikation="Erv". suchworte/titel map to the RIS SearchTerms/Title

parameters automatically.

State-law note: for consolidated state law (LrKons), select the states

via bundeslaender (e.g. ["Kaernten","Tirol"]); this maps to the dotted

Bundesland.SucheIn =true flags the API requires (the flat form is

silently ignored for LrKons).

History note: consolidated federal law is monitored under the application

name Bundesnormen (not BrKons), consolidated state law under

Landesnormen. The History query uses the OGD SOAP endpoint, since it is

not exposed via the REST GET API.

Development

pip install -e ".[dev,mcp]"

pytest # offline tests RIS_SMOKE=1 pytest -m smoke # live smoke tests against the real API

Release

Releases are automated. Pushing a version tag (vX.Y.Z) triggers GitHub Actions to build the distributions, publish to PyPI (via Trusted Publishing / OIDC — no API token), create a GitHub Release, and register the new version in the MCP Registry.

# bump the version in pyproject.toml, src/ris_client/config.py and server.json,

update CHANGELOG.md, then:

git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "vX.Y.Z" git push origin vX.Y.Z

To build locally without publishing:

python -m build              # sdist + wheel into dist/

python -m twine check dist/*

The MCP-registry entry is described by server.json (name io.github.paragraflabs/at-ris-mcp); the matching mcp-name: marker is embedded near the top of this README.

Contributing & support

Issues and pull requests are welcome at https://github.com/paragraflabs/at-ris-mcp. See CHANGELOG.md for the release history. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Republic of Austria or the Bundeskanzleramt; it is an independent client for the public RIS OGD interface.

Austrian Law (RIS) — Bundesrecht, Landesrecht & Judikatur

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

at-ris-mcp

Why this exists

Two packages, one repo

Install

Run the MCP server (stdio)

or

Remote transport (HTTP / SSE)

or via environment:

Tools

Library usage

Configuration (environment variables)

Netiquette & rate limiting

Licensing

Scope (v1.0)

Development

Release

update CHANGELOG.md, then:

Contributing & support