Jordanian Law MCP Server

Jordanian Law MCP Server

The Official Gazette of Jordan (الجريدة الرسمية) alternative for the AI age.

Query 62 Jordanian statutes -- from the Cybercrime Law and Penal Code to the Labour Law, Companies Law, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

If you're building legal tech, compliance tools, or doing Jordanian legal research, this is your verified reference database.

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

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Why This Exists

Jordanian legal research means navigating moj.gov.jo (وزارة العدل, Ministry of Justice), legislation.gov.jo, and Official Gazette archives published in Arabic. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under the Cybercrime Law and data protection provisions
• A legal tech developer building tools on Jordanian law
• A researcher tracing provisions across 62 key statutes

...you shouldn't need dozens of browser tabs and manual PDF cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Jordanian law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.

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Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

Connect directly to the hosted version -- zero dependencies, nothing to install.

Endpoint: https://jordanian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jordanian-law": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://jordanian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

GitHub Copilot -- add to VS Code settings.json:

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "jordanian-law": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://jordanian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use Locally (npm)

npx @ansvar/jordanian-law-mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jordanian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/jordanian-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code:

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "jordanian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/jordanian-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "البحث عن أحكام حماية البيانات الشخصية في قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية الأردني" (Search for personal data protection in the Jordanian Cybercrime Law)
• "ما هي عقوبة الاحتيال الإلكتروني في القانون الأردني؟" (What are the penalties for electronic fraud in Jordanian law?)
• "البحث عن حقوق العمال في قانون العمل الأردني رقم 8 لسنة 1996" (Search for worker rights in Jordanian Labour Law No. 8 of 1996)
• "ما هي التزامات الشركات بموجب قانون الشركات الأردني؟" (What are company obligations under Jordanian Companies Law?)
• "هل قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية لعام 2023 لا يزال ساري المفعول؟" (Is the 2023 Cybercrime Law still in force?)
• "التحقق من صحة الاستشهاد 'المادة 7، قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية'" (Validate the citation 'Article 7, Cybercrime Law')
• "Find provisions on data breach notification under Jordanian law"
• "Build a legal stance on cybersecurity compliance obligations in Jordan"

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What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (Ministry of Justice Jordan, Official Gazette). Zero LLM-generated content.

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See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from moj.gov.jo and legislation.gov.jo official publications
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains statute text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

• Search returns ranked provisions with BM25 scoring (safe for context)
• Provision retrieval gives exact text by statute name and article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

moj.gov.jo / legislation.gov.jo --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                                      ^                        ^
                               Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Browse Official Gazette archives --> Locate law --> Navigate articles --> Check EU Association Agreement --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are Jordan's cybersecurity and data protection requirements and how do they align with EU standards?" --> Done.

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Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

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EU Law Integration

Jordan has an EU Association Agreement under the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and Jordan, in force since May 2002). This creates a formal framework for regulatory alignment:

• Cybercrime Law (2023) aligns with the Budapest Convention, which EU member states have widely adopted, and reflects principles from the EU NIS2 Directive on cybersecurity
• Personal data provisions in the Cybercrime Law and draft data protection legislation align with core GDPR principles -- consent, purpose limitation, data subject rights
• Labour Law reflects ILO conventions adopted across EU member states
• Jordan's Association Agreement includes provisions on movement of goods, services, and persons -- creating compliance overlap with EU trade and commercial law
• Investment Law aligns with EU frameworks on foreign direct investment

The EU bridge tools allow you to explore these alignment relationships -- checking which Jordanian provisions correspond to EU requirements, and vice versa.

Note: Jordan is not an EU member state. EU cross-references reflect alignment and association agreement relationships, not direct transposition. Verify compliance obligations against the specific applicable framework for your jurisdiction.

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Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Jordanian legal databases:

• Ministry of Justice Jordan (moj.gov.jo) -- وزارة العدل الأردنية, official statute publications
• jordan-lawyer.com -- Comprehensive Jordanian legal database
• legislation.gov.jo -- Official consolidated Jordanian legislation

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources. Zero LLM-generated content.

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Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

See SECURITY.md for the full policy and vulnerability reporting.

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Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Statute text is sourced from official Jordanian legal publications (Ministry of Justice, Official Gazette). However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Court case coverage is not included -- do not rely solely on this for case law research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• EU cross-references reflect alignment and association agreement relationships, not transposition
• Coverage is selective -- priority statutes only; verify completeness for your specific legal question

Before using professionally, read: DISCLAIMER.md | SECURITY.md

Client Confidentiality

Queries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment. Consult the Jordanian Bar Association (نقابة المحامين الأردنيين) guidance on client confidentiality obligations.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Jordanian-law-mcp
cd Jordanian-law-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm test

Running Locally

npm run dev                                       # Start MCP server
npx @anthropic/mcp-inspector node dist/index.js   # Test with MCP Inspector

Data Management

npm run ingest           # Ingest statutes from moj.gov.jo
npm run build:db         # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run drift:detect     # Run drift detection against anchors
npm run check-updates    # Check for amendments and new statutes
npm run census           # Generate coverage census

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~7 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

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Related Projects: Complete Compliance Suite

This server is part of Ansvar's Compliance Suite -- MCP servers that work together for end-to-end compliance coverage:

@ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

Query 49 EU regulations directly from Claude -- GDPR, AI Act, DORA, NIS2, MiFID II, eIDAS, and more. Full regulatory text with article-level search. npx @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

@ansvar/security-controls-mcp

Query 261 security frameworks -- ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, CIS Controls, SCF, and more. npx @ansvar/security-controls-mcp

@ansvar/us-regulations-mcp

Query US federal and state compliance laws -- HIPAA, CCPA, SOX, GLBA, FERPA, and more. npx @ansvar/us-regulations-mcp

@ansvar/sanctions-mcp

Offline-capable sanctions screening -- OFAC, EU, UN sanctions lists. pip install ansvar-sanctions-mcp

108 national law MCPs covering Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, and more.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Court of Cassation decisions)
• Additional statute coverage from Official Gazette archives
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
• Arabic full-text search improvements

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Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (62 statutes, 5,285 provisions)
• EU law alignment tools (Association Agreement framework)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court of Cassation case law expansion
• Additional statute coverage
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Arabic-language query optimisation

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Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{jordanian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Jordanian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Jordanian-law-mcp},
  note = {62 Jordanian statutes with 5,285 provisions}
}

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Ministry of Justice, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (public domain)
• EU Metadata: EUR-Lex (EU public domain)

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About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the global market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for Middle Eastern and Levantine legal research -- turns out everyone working in the MENA region has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating Jordanian law in Arabic across Official Gazette archives shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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