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Analyze compliance impact from your IDE via MCP.

Not every compliance question waits for a pull request. The MCP server brings Lawcel analysis into the tools developers already use while writing code.

What the MCP server provides

IDE-native workflow

Connect once from your MCP client configuration. Lawcel tools appear alongside other MCP capabilities in supported editors.

On-demand analysis

Submit a title, description, and optional diff for the same classification pipeline used by webhook-driven integrations.

Case and document lookup

List up to 50 recent compliance cases and all org documents from your workspace without switching to the dashboard.

API key authentication

MCP uses the same prefixed API keys managed in Lawcel settings. Revoke a key and IDE access stops immediately.

Standalone package

The MCP server lives in the Lawcel repository as a Node.js package with stdio transport - no separate hosted service to provision.

Complements webhooks

MCP is ideal for pre-PR checks and exploratory analysis. Connected GitHub, Linear, and Jira integrations remain the primary continuous monitoring path.

Setup

MCP alongside your delivery integrations

Webhook integrations catch changes as they move through your toolchain. MCP fills the gap when a developer wants to sanity-check a local diff or spike before opening a ticket.

Setup instructions and copy-ready config live under Connections → MCP in the Lawcel dashboard.

Create an API key

Generate a key under Connections → API. Starter includes one key; Pro includes unlimited keys. MCP uses the same keys as the REST API.

Configure your IDE

Add the Lawcel MCP server to your client config using the documented command and environment variables.

Analyze before you push

Run analysis on work-in-progress to surface likely document impacts early - then let webhooks handle continuous monitoring after push.

FAQ

Any MCP-compatible client works. Lawcel documents setup for Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf. Other stdio MCP clients should work with the same configuration pattern.
No. MCP is on-demand from the IDE. Webhook integrations provide continuous monitoring and case linking as work moves through your normal delivery flow.
Core tools: analyze_change, list_cases (up to 50 recent), and list_documents. Additional profile-survey tools help agents answer codebase-grounded legal profile questions when configured.
MCP requires an API key. Starter includes one key; Pro includes unlimited keys. The Free plan does not include API or MCP access - see pricing for current limits.

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