# Ris Mcp Ts

> MCP Server for the Austrian Legal Information System (RIS) - Access Austrian federal laws, state laws, court decisions and more

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-honeyfield-org-ris-mcp-ts`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [Honeyfield-Org](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/honeyfield-org)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Integrations](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/integrations)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [Honeyfield-Org](https://github.com/Honeyfield-Org)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Honeyfield-Org/ris-mcp-ts

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-honeyfield-org-ris-mcp-ts
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

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An [MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that gives AI assistants access to Austria's official legal database — the **Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS)**.

Ask your AI assistant about Austrian law, and it will search and retrieve legal documents directly from the official government API. No API key required.

## What You Can Do

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant things like:

> "What does Austrian law say about tenancy rights?"

> "Find Constitutional Court decisions on freedom of expression."

> "Show me §1295 of the ABGB (Austrian Civil Code)."

> "What laws about climate protection were published in 2024?"

> "Look up the building code for the province of Salzburg."

> "Get the full text of document NOR40052761."

The server translates these natural language requests into structured API calls against the [RIS Open Government Data API](https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/).

## Features

- **12 specialized tools** covering all major RIS collections
- **Federal law** (ABGB, StGB, UGB, ...) and **state law** for all 9 provinces
- **Court decisions** from 16 court types (Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Administrative Court, ...)
- **Law gazettes** — Federal (BGBl) and state (LGBl)
- **Government bills**, ministerial decrees, cabinet protocols
- **Full document retrieval** with smart prefix-based routing
- **Change history tracking** across 36 application types
- **Markdown and JSON** output formats
- **Free and open** — uses Austria's Open Government Data API, no API key needed

## Quick Start

Run directly without installation:

```bash
pnpm dlx ris-mcp-ts
```

Or install globally:

```bash
pnpm add -g ris-mcp-ts
```

## Configuration

### Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (Settings > Developer > Edit Config):

- **macOS:** `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- **Windows:** `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ris": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
    }
  }
}
```

> **Note:** The "Add custom connector" UI in Claude Desktop only supports remote MCP servers (HTTP/SSE). Local stdio servers like this one must be configured via the JSON file.
>
> **Tip:** You can also use `pnpm dlx` instead of `npx` in all configuration examples if you prefer pnpm.

### Claude Code

Add to your project or user settings:

```bash
claude mcp add ris -- npx -y ris-mcp-ts
```

### VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your project:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "ris": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project (or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for global access):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ris": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP config at `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ris": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Other MCP Clients

Any MCP-compatible client can connect via stdio transport:

```bash
npx -y ris-mcp-ts
# or: pnpm dlx ris-mcp-ts
```

## Available Tools

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `ris_bundesrecht` | Search federal laws (ABGB, StGB, UGB, etc.) |
| `ris_landesrecht` | Search state/provincial laws (all 9 provinces) |
| `ris_judikatur` | Search court decisions (16 court types) |
| `ris_bundesgesetzblatt` | Search Federal Law Gazettes (BGBl I/II/III) |
| `ris_landesgesetzblatt` | Search State Law Gazettes (LGBl) |
| `ris_regierungsvorlagen` | Search government bills |
| `ris_dokument` | Retrieve full document text by ID or URL |
| `ris_bezirke` | Search district authority announcements |
| `ris_gemeinden` | Search municipal law and regulations |
| `ris_sonstige` | Search miscellaneous collections (8 sub-apps) |
| `ris_history` | Track document change history (36 app types) |
| `ris_verordnungen` | Search state ordinance gazettes |

## Tool Reference

ris_bundesrecht — Federal Laws

Search Austrian federal laws such as ABGB, StGB, UGB, and more.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search (e.g., "Mietrecht", "Schadenersatz") |
| `titel` | string | Search in law titles (e.g., "ABGB", "Strafgesetzbuch") |
| `paragraph` | string | Section number (e.g., "1295" for §1295, "7" for Art 7) |
| `abschnitt_typ` | string | Type of section `paragraph` refers to: "Paragraph" (default), "Artikel" (article-based laws like B-VG), "Anlage" (annex) |
| `applikation` | string | "BrKons" (consolidated, default), "Begut" (drafts), "BgblAuth" (gazette), "Erv" (English translations) |
| `fassung_vom` | string | Date for historical version (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `seite` | number | Page number (default: 1) |
| `limit` | number | Results per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20) |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" (default) or "json" |

All parameters are optional. At least one search parameter (`suchworte`, `titel`, or `paragraph`) should be provided.

> **Note:** `applikation="Erv"` (English translations) uses a different parameter vocabulary internally (`SearchTerms`/`Title`) and does not support `paragraph`/`abschnitt_typ` or `fassung_vom`.

ris_landesrecht — State/Provincial Laws

Search state laws of the nine Austrian provinces.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search |
| `titel` | string | Search in law titles |
| `bundesland` | string | Province: Wien, Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Kaernten, Steiermark, Burgenland |
| `paragraph` | string | Section number (e.g., "1" for §1, "7" for Art 7) |
| `abschnitt_typ` | string | Type of section `paragraph` refers to: "Paragraph" (default), "Artikel", "Anlage" |
| `fassung_vom` | string | Date for historical version (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `gesetzesnummer` | string | Exact law number (Gesetzesnummer) of a specific state law |
| `applikation` | string | "LrKons" (consolidated, default) |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

ris_judikatur — Court Decisions

Search court decisions from Austrian courts.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search in decisions |
| `gerichtsbarkeit` | string | Court system / data collection to search — the RIS "Applikation" (see below; default "Justiz") |
| `dokumenttyp` | string | "rechtssatz" (headnotes only), "entscheidungstext" (full texts only), or "beide" (both, default) |
| `gericht` | string | Actual court within the jurisdiction (e.g., "OGH", "OLG Wien"); applies to gerichtsbarkeit="Justiz" |
| `rechtsgebiet` | string | Broad legal area: "Zivilrecht" or "Strafrecht" (Justiz) |
| `fachgebiet` | string | OGH subject area (e.g., "Arbeitsrecht"); Justiz, needs dokumenttyp "entscheidungstext"/"beide" |
| `entscheidungsart` | string | Decision type (e.g., "Erkenntnis", "Beschluss"); allowed values differ by jurisdiction |
| `sammlungsnummer` | string | Collection number: VfSlg (Vfgh) or VwSlg (Vwgh) |
| `norm` | string | Legal norm (e.g., "1319a ABGB") |
| `geschaeftszahl` | string | Case number (e.g., "5Ob234/20b") |
| `entscheidungsdatum_von` | string | Decision date from (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `entscheidungsdatum_bis` | string | Decision date to (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `sortierung` | string | Sort by decision date: "datum_auf" (oldest first) or "datum_ab" (newest first) |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

**Available `gerichtsbarkeit` values (16):**

| Value | Court system |
|-------|-------|
| `Justiz` | Supreme Court (OGH), Higher Regional Courts (OLG), Regional Courts (LG) — default |
| `Vfgh` | Constitutional Court |
| `Vwgh` | Supreme Administrative Court |
| `Bvwg` | Federal Administrative Court |
| `Lvwg` | Provincial Administrative Courts |
| `Dsk` | Data Protection Authority |
| `AsylGH` | Asylum Court (historical, until 2013) |
| `Normenliste` | Index of legal norms |
| `Pvak` | Personnel Representation Supervisory Commission |
| `Gbk` | Equal Treatment Commission |
| `Dok` | Disciplinary Commission |
| `Verg` | Federal Procurement Office (historical, dissolved 2014) |
| `Uvs` | Independent Administrative Senates (historical, dissolved 2014) |
| `Ubas` | Independent Federal Asylum Senate (historical, dissolved 2014) |
| `Umse` | Environmental Senate (historical, dissolved 2014) |
| `Bks` | Federal Communications Board (historical, dissolved 2014) |

ris_bundesgesetzblatt — Federal Law Gazette

Search the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) — official publications of federal legislation.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `bgblnummer` | string | Gazette number (e.g., "120") |
| `teil` | string | "1" (I = Acts), "2" (II = Regulations), "3" (III = Treaties) |
| `jahrgang` | string | Year (e.g., "2023") |
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search |
| `titel` | string | Search in titles |
| `applikation` | string | "BgblAuth" (authentic from 2004, default), "BgblPdf" (PDF), "BgblAlt" (1945–2003) |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

ris_landesgesetzblatt — State Law Gazette

Search State Law Gazettes (LGBl) — official publications of state legislation.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `lgblnummer` | string | Gazette number (e.g., "50") |
| `jahrgang` | string | Year (e.g., "2023") |
| `bundesland` | string | Province name |
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search |
| `titel` | string | Search in titles |
| `applikation` | string | "LgblAuth" (authentic, default), "Lgbl" (general), "LgblNO" (Niederoesterreich) |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

ris_regierungsvorlagen — Government Bills

Search government bills — draft legislation submitted to parliament.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search |
| `titel` | string | Search in titles |
| `beschlussdatum_von` | string | Approval date from (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `beschlussdatum_bis` | string | Approval date to (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `einbringende_stelle` | string | Submitting ministry (e.g., BKA, BMF, BMJ, BMK) |
| `im_ris_seit` | string | Added recently: EinerWoche, ZweiWochen, EinemMonat, DreiMonaten, SechsMonaten, EinemJahr |
| `sortierung_richtung` | string | Ascending or Descending |
| `sortierung_spalte` | string | Kurztitel, EinbringendeStelle, Beschlussdatum |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

ris_dokument — Full Document Retrieval

Retrieve the full text of a legal document by its ID or URL. Uses a dual strategy: direct URL access first, then search API fallback.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `dokumentnummer` | string | RIS document number (e.g., "NOR40052761") |
| `url` | string | Direct URL to document content |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" (default) or "json" |

At least one of `dokumentnummer` or `url` is required. Long documents are truncated to 25,000 characters.

**Supported document prefixes:**

| Prefix | Type |
|--------|------|
| NOR | Federal norms |
| LBG, LKT, LNO, LOO, LSB, LST, LTI, LVB, LWI | State laws (9 provinces) |
| JWR, JWT | Supreme Administrative Court (VwGH) |
| JFR, JFT | Constitutional Court (VfGH) |
| JJR, JJT | Ordinary courts (Justiz) |
| BVWG, LVWG | Federal / State Administrative Courts |
| DSB, PDK, GBK, PVAB, DKT, NL, ASYLGH | Data protection, equal treatment, personnel, disciplinary, norm lists, asylum |
| VERG, JUR, JUT, UBAS, UMSE, BKS | Historical jurisdictions (dissolved 2014) |
| BGBLA, BGBL, BGBLPDF | Federal Law Gazette (authentic / 1945–2003 / PDF) |
| REGV | Government bills |
| BVB | District authorities |
| VBL | Ordinance gazettes |
| MRP, ERL, PRUEF, AVSV, SPG, KMGER | Cabinet protocols, decrees, trade exams, social insurance, health plans, court announcements |

> The full routing registry lives in `DOCUMENT_ROUTES` (`src/client.ts`); unknown prefixes fall back to a Justiz search.

ris_bezirke — District Authority Announcements

Search announcements from district administrative authorities.

> **Note:** Only available for: Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Burgenland, Steiermark.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search |
| `titel` | string | Search in titles |
| `bundesland` | string | Province name |
| `bezirksverwaltungsbehoerde` | string | District authority name |
| `kundmachungsnummer` | string | Announcement number |
| `kundmachungsdatum_von` | string | Date from (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `kundmachungsdatum_bis` | string | Date to (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `im_ris_seit` | string | Added recently: EinerWoche, ZweiWochen, EinemMonat, DreiMonaten, SechsMonaten, EinemJahr |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

ris_gemeinden — Municipal Law

Search municipal law — local ordinances and regulations.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search |
| `titel` | string | Search in titles |
| `bundesland` | string | Province name |
| `gemeinde` | string | Municipality name (e.g., "Graz") |
| `applikation` | string | "Gr" (municipal law, default) or "GrA" (official gazettes) |
| `im_ris_seit` | string | Added recently |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

Additional parameters depend on the selected application. See `Gr` (municipal law) and `GrA` (official gazettes) specific parameters in the source code.

ris_sonstige — Miscellaneous Collections

Search miscellaneous legal collections and specialized databases.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `applikation` | string | **Required.** Collection to search (see below) |
| `suchworte` | string | Full-text search |
| `titel` | string | Search in titles |
| `datum_von` | string | Date from (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `datum_bis` | string | Date to (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `im_ris_seit` | string | Added recently |
| `seite` | number | Page number |
| `limit` | number | Results per page |
| `response_format` | string | "markdown" or "json" |

**Available collections:**

| Value | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `Mrp` | Cabinet protocols (Ministerratsprotokolle) |
| `Erlaesse` | Ministerial decrees |
| `Upts` | Party transparency reports |
| `KmGer` | Court announcements |
| `Avsv` | Social insurance regulations |
| `Avn` | Veterinary notices |
| `Spg` | Health structure plans |
| `PruefGewO` | Trade licensing exams |

Each collection has additional specific parameters. See the tool description for details.

ris_history — Document Change History

Track document creation, modification, and deletion across the RIS database.

**Inputs:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `applikation` | string | **Required.** Application type (30 options — see below) |
| `aenderungen_von` | string | Changes from date (YYYY-M

…

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [Honeyfield-Org](https://github.com/Honeyfield-Org)
- **Source:** [Honeyfield-Org/ris-mcp-ts](https://github.com/Honeyfield-Org/ris-mcp-ts)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

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