How do I install Ca Eli?

Ca Eli is a local plugin. Install it using PyPI package: ca-eli-mcp and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

Is Ca Eli safe to use?

Ca Eli scored 5.2/10 (moderate risk) in MCP Marketplace's automated security scan. It has 4 high or critical findings to review. It's listed, but review the security report on this page before installing.

What credentials does Ca Eli need?

Ca Eli requires the following credentials or environment variables: CA_ELI_CACHE_DIR, CA_ELI_AUDIT_DIR, CA_ELI_BASE_URL. You can find setup instructions on the server detail page.

What AI apps work with Ca Eli?

Ca Eli uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Ca Eli MCP Server

by Matematicsolutions

Developer ToolsModerate5.2MCP RegistryLocal

Free

Server data from the Official MCP Registry

MCP server for Canadian federal legislation (Justice Laws Website), verifiable citations.

About

MCP server for Canadian federal legislation (Justice Laws Website), verifiable citations.

Security Report

5.2

Moderate5.2Moderate Risk

This is a well-structured MCP server with clean code quality, proper input validation, and appropriate permissions for its stated purpose of fetching Canadian federal legislation. The server has no authentication requirements (appropriate for a public data source), implements audit logging, and includes retry logic for upstream errors. Minor code quality observations exist but do not indicate security concerns. Supply chain analysis found 6 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (1 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

7 files analyzed · 11 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

~/.matematic/cache/ca-eliOptional

Environment variable: CA_ELI_CACHE_DIR

~/.matematic/auditOptional

Environment variable: CA_ELI_AUDIT_DIR

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.caOptional

Environment variable: CA_ELI_BASE_URL

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-matematicsolutions-ca-eli-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "CA_ELI_BASE_URL": "your-ca-eli-base-url-here",
        "CA_ELI_AUDIT_DIR": "your-ca-eli-audit-dir-here",
        "CA_ELI_CACHE_DIR": "your-ca-eli-cache-dir-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "ca-eli-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

ca-eli-mcp

MCP server for Canadian federal legislation via the Justice Laws Website (laws-lois.justice.gc.ca), the Department of Justice Canada's official source for consolidated Acts and regulations. Bilingual (English/French).

What this is not

No free-text search - the Justice Laws Website has no search API of its own. This connector is by-code only (the same limitation as ie-eli-mcp for Ireland): you need to already know the code (e.g. "C-46" for the Criminal Code) or a short title to look one up.
Federal only - provincial and territorial legislation is out of scope.
No case law - CanLII's terms of service forbid bulk redistribution and its content API requires a per-identity key, which breaks the zero-cloud pattern this connector otherwise follows. Not attempted here.

Tools

Tool	Purpose
`ca_get_document`	Metadata (title, in-force status, last-consolidated date) for one act or regulation
`ca_get_text`	Full consolidated XML text of the same document

Every response carries lex_uri (the XML source), source_url (the public HTML page), and human_readable_citation (e.g. "Criminal Code (C-46)").

Install

pip install ca-eli-mcp

Configuration

Env var	Default
`CA_ELI_CACHE_DIR`	`~/.matematic/cache/ca-eli`
`CA_ELI_AUDIT_DIR`	`~/.matematic/audit`
`CA_ELI_BASE_URL`	`https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca`

License

Apache-2.0 (code). Justice Laws Website content is Government of Canada material (see SOURCES.md).

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Ca Eli MCP Server

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What You'll Need

How to Install

Documentation

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