How to Use the BCLaws API MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I configure the BCLaws API MCP Server in Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http bclaws-api-mcp -- . Make sure you put all your flags before the server name. You can verify the setup by typing claude mcp list.

Pipe British Columbia laws straight to your terminal. Claude Code uses this MCP Server to script legal audits and CI/CD checks.

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Script BCLaws API Audits in Claude Code

Terminal users need raw data, not GUIs. You can instruct your CLI agent to run `search_bc_laws` across the entire provincial database and pipe the output into a local text file. It runs silently in the background while you focus on other tasks. This setup shines in automated environments. Trigger a cron job that uses `list_consolidated_laws` to check for updates every week. If something changes, your script flags the difference and alerts your team via standard output.

Pull Regulations via MCP Server

Stop manually downloading PDFs from government sites. Pass a command to your terminal agent to execute `get_bc_statute` or `get_bc_regulation`. The exact text drops into your shell environment instantly. You can chain these commands together. Have your agent hit `list_bc_acts` to find a specific document ID, then immediately pull the full text. It turns hours of manual legal research into a five-second shell operation.

Pre-Flight API Health Checks

Before your deployment pipeline runs a compliance test, it needs to know the remote database is awake. Your agent triggers `check_api_status` to verify the connection. If the endpoint is down, the script exits gracefully instead of hanging. Integrating this into your DevOps flow means compliance checks become code. You query the exact legal requirements on the fly, ensuring your infrastructure meets local standards before a single server spins up.

Setup guide

Set up BCLaws API MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see bclaws-api-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest BCLaws API transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available BCLaws API tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http bclaws-api-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the BCLaws API MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bclaws-api-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about BCLaws API MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http bclaws-api-mcp -- `. Make sure you put all your flags before the server name. You can verify the setup by typing `claude mcp list`.

Yes. You can ask your agent to fetch a statute and output the result to a specific file, which you can then parse with `grep` or `jq` in your standard shell workflow.

That is exactly what it is built for. Run the agent in headless mode within your GitHub Actions to verify regulatory compliance data during your build process.

Your agent can check the health first. If the remote endpoint drops, the CLI returns the error directly to your standard error stream.

Vinkius handles the connection through a zero-trust, ephemeral sandbox. The exact British Columbia regulations you search for and the terminal context you provide are wiped immediately after the HTTP transport closes.

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