Search Canadian case law, browse legislation, and check citations via the CanLII API.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add canlii -e CANLII_API_KEY=<CANLII_API_KEY> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"canlii": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API_KEY": "<CANLII_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"canlii": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API_KEY": "<CANLII_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"canlii": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API_KEY": "<CANLII_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
CANLII_API_KEYRequired, secret | Your CanLII API key (request free at canlii.org/en/feedback/feedback.html) |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Last updated | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.mohammadfarooqi/canlii |
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