Tunisian Law MCP Server

Tunisian Law MCP Server

The JORT (Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne) alternative for the AI age.

Query 42 Tunisian statutes -- from the Code pénal and Code civil to the Personal Data Protection Act, Labour Code, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

---

Why This Exists

Tunisian legal research means navigating legislation.tn, iort.gov.tn (Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne), and jurisitetunisie.com across bilingual Arabic-French publications. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking obligations under Law No. 63 of 2004 on Personal Data Protection
• A legal tech developer building tools on Tunisian law
• A researcher tracing provisions across statutes in both Arabic and French

...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 Tunisian law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.

---

Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

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

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

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

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

---

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "البحث عن أحكام حماية البيانات الشخصية في القانون عدد 63 لسنة 2004" (Search for personal data protection provisions in Law No. 63 of 2004)
• "ما هي عقوبة الجرائم الإلكترونية في مجلة الإجراءات الجزائية؟" (What are the penalties for cybercrime in the Code of Criminal Procedure?)
• "البحث عن حقوق العمال في مجلة الشغل التونسية" (Search for worker rights in the Tunisian Labour Code)
• "Recherche dans le Code pénal tunisien les dispositions sur la protection des mineurs"
• "Que dit le Code civil tunisien sur les obligations contractuelles?"
• "Trouver les dispositions sur la protection des données personnelles (Loi n°2004-63)"
• "Is Law No. 2004-63 on Personal Data Protection still in force?"
• "Validate the citation 'Article 29, Loi n°2004-63'"

---

What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (JORT, legislation.tn). Zero LLM-generated content.

---

See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from legislation.tn and jurisitetunisie.com 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:

legislation.tn / jurisitetunisie.com --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                                          ^                        ^
                                   Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Browse JORT archives --> Locate publication --> Cross-reference codes --> Check EU Association Agreement --> Repeat

This MCP: "What are Tunisia's personal data protection requirements and how do they align with GDPR?" --> Done.

---

Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

---

EU Law Integration

Tunisia has an EU Association Agreement under the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and Tunisia, in force since March 1998). This creates a formal framework for regulatory alignment:

• Law No. 2004-63 on Personal Data Protection aligns with the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and shares core GDPR principles -- consent, purpose limitation, data subject rights
• Cybercrime provisions reflect alignment with the Budapest Convention, which the EU has adopted across member states
• The Labour Code reflects ILO conventions adopted across EU member states
• Tunisia's Association Agreement includes provisions on movement of goods, services, and persons -- creating compliance overlap with EU trade and commercial law

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

Note: Tunisia 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.

---

Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Tunisian legal databases:

• jurisitetunisie.com -- Comprehensive Tunisian legal database
• legislation.tn -- Official consolidated Tunisian legislation
• iort.gov.tn -- Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne

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.

---

Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

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

---

Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Statute text is sourced from official Tunisian legal publications (JORT, legislation.tn). 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
• Bilingual system -- statutes exist in Arabic and French; verify against official JORT publications

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 Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie (الهيئة الوطنية للمحامين بتونس) guidance on client confidentiality obligations.

---

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Tunisian-law-mcp
cd Tunisian-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 legislation.tn
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: ~1.2 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

---

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 Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UAE, Jordan, and more.

---

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

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

---

Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (42 statutes, 575 provisions)
• EU law alignment tools (Association Agreement framework)
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion (Cour de Cassation)
• Additional statute coverage
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• Arabic-language query optimisation

---

Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{tunisian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Tunisian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Tunisian-law-mcp},
  note = {42 Tunisian statutes with 575 provisions, bilingual Arabic-French}
}

---

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne (public domain)
• EU Metadata: EUR-Lex (EU public domain)

---

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 North African and Mediterranean legal research -- turns out everyone working in the MENA region has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating Tunisian law across Arabic and French publications shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

---