Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server for Claude Desktop 13 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"spellbook-legal-ai": {
// Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server
Connect to Spellbook Legal AI and bring AI-powered contract drafting, review, and analysis to any AI agent. Trusted by 4,000+ in-house teams and law firms worldwide, Spellbook helps transactional lawyers draft and review contracts faster and more accurately.
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Spellbook Legal AI to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 13 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
What you can do
- Contract Analysis — AI-powered review of contracts identifying risks, missing clauses, non-standard terms, and issues
- Clause Suggestions — Get AI-generated clause suggestions based on market standards and best practices
- Contract Comparison — Compare two contract versions to identify additions, deletions, and modifications
- Market Comparison — Compare contract terms against 2,000+ market precedents showing pro-buyer, pro-seller, and market-standard positions
- AI Clause Drafting — Generate AI-drafted clauses based on specified requirements, jurisdiction, and party position
- Contract Summarization — Generate concise summaries highlighting key terms, obligations, and risks
- Risk Assessment — Get comprehensive risk assessments with high, medium, and low risk issues and remediations
- Playbook Compliance — Check contracts against company playbooks to identify deviations from standards
- Clause Library Search — Search Spellbook's extensive clause library for standard, market-tested clauses
- Document Management — Upload, list, and search contract documents with filtering by status and type
The Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server exposes 13 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Spellbook Legal AI to Claude Desktop via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server with Claude Desktop.
Open Claude Desktop Settings
Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json
Add the MCP Server
Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section
Restart Claude Desktop
Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server
Start using Spellbook Legal AI
Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 13 tools are now available
Why Use Claude Desktop with the Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server
Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Spellbook Legal AI through the Model Context Protocol.
Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network
Spellbook Legal AI + Claude Desktop Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation
Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language
Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary
Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation
Spellbook Legal AI MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (13)
These 13 tools become available when you connect Spellbook Legal AI to Claude Desktop via MCP:
analyze_spellbook_contract
USE WHEN: - User wants to review a contract for risks - User needs to identify issues in a contract - User asks to "analyze this contract" or "review for risks" PARAMETERS: - document_id (REQUIRED): ID of the document to analyze - analysis_type (OPTIONAL): Type of analysis — "full" (default), "risks_only", "clause_check", "market_comparison" EXAMPLES: - "Analyze document 123 for risks" → call with document_id="123" - "Review this contract for issues" → call with document_id="123", analysis_type="full" - "Check clauses in document 456" → call with document_id="456", analysis_type="clause_check" Analyze a contract document for risks, issues, and suggestions
check_spellbook_playbook
Check contract compliance against a playbook
compare_spellbook_contracts
USE WHEN: - User wants to compare two versions of a contract - User needs to identify changes between drafts - User asks to "compare these contracts" or "show differences" PARAMETERS: - document_id_1 (REQUIRED): ID of the first document - document_id_2 (REQUIRED): ID of the second document - comparison_type (OPTIONAL): Type of comparison — "full" (default), "clauses_only", "risk_comparison" EXAMPLES: - "Compare documents 123 and 456" → call with document_id_1="123", document_id_2="456" - "Show differences between contract versions" → call with document_id_1="123", document_id_2="456", comparison_type="full" Compare two contract versions to identify differences
draft_spellbook_clause
USE WHEN: - User needs to draft a new clause for a contract - User wants AI to generate standard clause language - User asks to "draft a limitation of liability clause" or "write an indemnification clause" PARAMETERS: - clause_type (REQUIRED): Type of clause to draft (e.g. "Limitation of Liability", "Indemnification", "Confidentiality") - party_position (OPTIONAL): Which party position to draft for — "neutral" (default), "pro-buyer", "pro-seller", "pro-vendor" - jurisdiction (OPTIONAL): Jurisdiction for the clause (e.g. "New York", "Delaware", "California", "UK") - custom_instructions (OPTIONAL): Additional instructions or requirements for the clause EXAMPLES: - "Draft a limitation of liability clause" → call with clause_type="Limitation of Liability" - "Draft a pro-buyer indemnification clause for New York" → call with clause_type="Indemnification", party_position="pro-buyer", jurisdiction="New York" - "Write a confidentiality clause with custom instructions" → call with clause_type="Confidentiality", custom_instructions="Include data breach notification requirements" Draft a contract clause using Spellbook AI
get_spellbook_clause_suggestions
Get AI clause suggestions for a contract document
get_spellbook_document
Get detailed information for a specific contract document
get_spellbook_market_comparison
Shows pro-buyer, pro-seller, and market-standard positions. Get market comparison data for a specific clause type
get_spellbook_risk_assessment
Get a detailed risk assessment for a contract document
list_spellbook_documents
Supports filtering by status, document type, and date range. USE WHEN: - User wants to see all their contract documents - User needs to find contracts by status or type - User is exploring their document library - User asks "what contracts do I have" or "list my documents" PARAMETERS: - status (OPTIONAL): Filter by document status (e.g. "Draft", "In Review", "Finalized") - document_type (OPTIONAL): Filter by document type (e.g. "NDA", "MSA", "SOW", "Employment Agreement") - date_from (OPTIONAL): Start date filter (YYYY-MM-DD) - date_to (OPTIONAL): End date filter (YYYY-MM-DD) - page (OPTIONAL): Page number for pagination - page_size (OPTIONAL): Results per page (default: 25, max: 100) EXAMPLES: - "List all my contract documents" → call with no params - "Show contracts in review" → call with status="In Review" - "List NDAs" → call with document_type="NDA" List all contract documents in Spellbook
search_spellbook_clause_library
Search the Spellbook clause library for standard clauses
search_spellbook_documents
Search contract documents by keyword
summarize_spellbook_contract
Generate an AI summary of a contract document
upload_spellbook_document
USE WHEN: - User wants to upload a new contract for review - User needs to analyze a contract received from another party - User asks to "upload this contract" or "analyze this document" PARAMETERS: - file_name (REQUIRED): Name of the document file - file_content (REQUIRED): Base64-encoded file content or document text - document_type (OPTIONAL): Type of document (e.g. "NDA", "MSA", "SOW") EXAMPLES: - "Upload this NDA for review" → call with file_name="NDA.pdf", file_content="[base64 content]", document_type="NDA" - "Analyze this MSA contract" → call with file_name="MSA.docx", file_content="[base64 content]", document_type="MSA" Upload a contract document to Spellbook for analysis
Example Prompts for Spellbook Legal AI in Claude Desktop
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Spellbook Legal AI immediately.
"Analyze this NDA for risks and issues."
"Draft a pro-buyer limitation of liability clause for Delaware."
"Compare the market standard for indemnification clauses."
Troubleshooting Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server with Claude Desktop
Common issues when connecting Spellbook Legal AI to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not appearing after restart
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).Authentication error
Tools not showing in chat
Spellbook Legal AI + Claude Desktop FAQ
Common questions about integrating Spellbook Legal AI MCP Server with Claude Desktop.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
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Connect Spellbook Legal AI to Claude Desktop
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 13 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.