Korean Law MCP — Watchlist

MCP100 Assessment

Watchlist / Tracking

Why we’re tracking it

Track source API coverage and citation validation because legal content changes

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Documentation review; complete setup workflow not independently tested

Best fit

Searching, retrieving and verifying Korean legal materials from official-source APIs.

What we know

Korean Law MCP exposes Korean legal-information APIs and tools for searching laws, precedents and administrative rules, verifying citations and comparing historical versions.

Maintenance / activity evidence

Observed Oct 5, 2026 (UTC)feat: 판례 검색범위 search="both" 옵트인 (4.15.6)

Tracking evidence observed Oct 5, 2026. These dated signals do not establish current maintenance. Reviewed enrichment confidence: high.

Activity source · commits ↗Activity source · releases ↗

Verification gaps / watch-outs

Installation and comprehensive security have not been independently audited.
Read/query access to Korean legal-information sources.
Upstream law.go.kr key; optional token protection for remote MCP.
Sensitive access: Legal research queries, API credentials

The server is primarily read-oriented but handles legal research and API credentials; remote deployment should use token/origin protections.
Do not treat outputs as legal advice.

Security source · repository notice ↗

Full authority, access and evidence limits are available in Review context and Access & risk.

Popularity

2,644 repository stars · 23.5k package downloads / 30 days

Stars observed Oct 6, 2026. Downloads observed Oct 6, 2026.

All limitations / Review context

Are the government sources, citation checks, and date-comparison tools current?

The bounded assessment reviewed the official README, repository notices, security policy path, and security page for known material public-tracking blockers. No such blocker was identified. This is a public-tracking assessment, not an installation safety certification.

The server is primarily read-oriented but handles legal research and API credentials; remote deployment should use token/origin protections.
Do not treat outputs as legal advice.
Read/query access to Korean legal-information sources.
Upstream law.go.kr key; optional token protection for remote MCP.
Legal research queries and retrieved legal texts are processed by the server.
Sensitive access: Legal research queries, API credentials
Installation, client compatibility and comprehensive security have not been independently audited. Authentication and access depend on the configured services.
A project-specific SECURITY.md policy was not available at the fetched official path; the review remains limited to published repository notices.
No installation, runtime, client matrix, or complete tool-contract audit was performed in this review.
The fetched official SECURITY.md path returned HTTP 404; it was not treated as positive evidence.
Requires a law.go.kr Open API key for full upstream use.
Results are research assistance and should not be treated as legal advice.
Upstream API availability and rate limits can affect results.

Original activity observations

2026-10-05T04:24:52Z: feat: 판례 검색범위 search="both" 옵트인 (4.15.6)

Technical identity

github.com/chrisryugj/korean-law-mcp

Exact implementation source: https://github.com/chrisryugj/korean-law-mcp ↗
Reviewed resource type: MCP Server
Repository identity: chrisryugj/korean-law-mcp
Package identity: npm:korean-law-mcp
Service endpoint: /mcp

Evidence & Sources

Evidence basis: Recorded source evidence
Setup runtime verification: Not independently runtime-tested by MCP100 for this setup workflow.

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Latest source observation Oct 6, 2026

GitHub repository ↗
chrisryugj/korean-law-mcp
Recorded repository material and project history.
Package registry ↗
korean-law-mcp
Recorded package identity, distribution or download evidence.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.

Setup · Watchlist

Install & Agents

Claude Code

Publisher instructions with a documented client setup path.

Source evidence observed Oct 13, 2026.

Additional setup details required — see the specific gaps below.

Install / connect
Publisher instructions
Publisher-specific setup path. Follow prerequisites, then register or connect to your MCP host.
publisher documented install or connect · Publisher instructions
npx --ignore-scripts --omit=optional korean-law-mcp setup
Configure / authenticate
Publisher instructions
Official wizard registers selected AI host and prompts for LAW_OC from Korean Law Open API. Manual package `korean-law-mcp` accepts LAW_OC in host env.
Check connection
Suggested check
Restart MCP host and try a read-only legal lookup; CLI `korean-law list` enumerates supported tools.
Remove / uninstall / revoke
MCP100 setup guide
Remove `korean-law` from host MCP configuration. If globally installed, optionally `npm uninstall -g korean-law-mcp`.

Official Documentation & Sources

What it does

Korean Law MCP exposes Korean legal-information APIs and tools for searching laws, precedents and administrative rules, verifying citations and comparing historical versions.

Capability: Search & Web
Resource type: MCP Server
Industry: Legal & Compliance
Best fit: Searching, retrieving and verifying Korean legal materials from official-source APIs.

Representative uses

Search legislation and precedents
Verify legal citations
Compare law versions
Build article impact maps

Limitations

Requires a law.go.kr Open API key for full upstream use.
Results are research assistance and should not be treated as legal advice.
Upstream API availability and rate limits can affect results.

Reviewed access

Access & risk

Review the exact access boundary before connecting this MCP to accounts, credentials, or sensitive data.

Authentication: Upstream law.go.kr key; optional token protection for remote MCP.
Permissions: Read/query access to Korean legal-information sources.
Data handling: Legal research queries and retrieved legal texts are processed by the server.
Cost: free
Risk and cautions: The server is primarily read-oriented but handles legal research and API credentials; remote deployment should use token/origin protections.

Access scope and cautions

Write actions: None in the reviewed inventory
Sensitive access: Legal research queries API credentials
Risk level: moderate
Security notes: Do not treat outputs as legal advice.

FAQ

Based on reviewed evidence as of 2026-10-06. Watchlist tracking is not a recommendation or a security certification.

Which tasks are documented for this implementation?

The reviewed tasks include: Search legislation and precedents; Verify legal citations; Compare law versions; Build article impact maps.

What setup and authentication are documented?

Recorded installation/entrypoint step: npx korean-law-mcp. Recorded transport: stdio, streamable_http. Recorded environment-variable notes: LAW_OC; MCP_AUTH_TOKEN; ALLOWED_ORIGINS; LAW_API_PROTOCOL. No configuration values are supplied here. Prerequisites: Node.js; law.go.kr API key. These are the documented setup details, not a claim that installation or client compatibility was independently tested. Authentication: LAW_OC for upstream API; optional MCP_AUTH_TOKEN for remote HTTP.

Can it modify data or perform write operations?

The reviewed inventory lists no write actions. An empty inventory alone does not establish read-only authority. Recorded permission boundary: Read/query access to Korean legal-information sources.

What data-handling boundary should I consider?

Legal research queries and retrieved legal texts are processed by the server. Recorded sensitive-access context: Legal research queries; API credentials.

What limitations and risks should I check before use?

The server is primarily read-oriented but handles legal research and API credentials; remote deployment should use token/origin protections. Requires a law.go.kr Open API key for full upstream use. Results are research assistance and should not be treated as legal advice. Upstream API availability and rate limits can affect results. Do not treat outputs as legal advice. A project-specific SECURITY.md policy was not available at the fetched official path; the review remains limited to published repository notices.

Is this an official MCP?

Chris Ryugj is listed as Community implementation in MCP100’s current evidence.