How to Use the UK Legislation MCP in Claude

Q: If I need to know about UK Legislation from a specific year, how does Claude Desktop help?

The agent uses the getlegislationbyyear tool. You just give it the year, and it returns all applicable legislation for that time period, keeping your research focused.

Q: Can this MCP Server help me manage my knowledge regarding UK Legislation when I am using Claude Desktop?

Absolutely. By having direct access to tools like searchbysubject, your AI client processes complex legal data and presents it right in the chat, making it easy to reference.

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Search for any UK Act or document.

Need to find a specific rule? Use `search_legislation` to pull up matching acts, statutory instruments, and legislative documents. You just ask the agent what you're looking for, and it returns a list of relevant sources. This process works whether you’re on the local machine via the Desktop App or in the browser. It cuts down hours spent navigating government websites.

Pinpoint specific sections of UK law.

Don't want to read hundreds of pages? The `get_section` tool lets you pull out a single, exact section number from the legislation. It’s perfect for verifying compliance details or quoting precise rules. If you know the year or subject matter, combine it with `get_legislation_by_year` to narrow your focus before using `get_section`. The result is always concrete data.

Understand legislative scope and structure.

Wondering what documents apply? Use `search_by_subject` to find all UK legislation related to a topic, or check the full outline using `get_table_of_contents`. It’s great for getting an overview before deep-diving. Want only what's new? Just ask for recently published acts with `get_recent_legislation`. This whole MCP Server makes legislative discovery fast.

Setup guide

Set up UK Legislation MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The UK Legislation MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the UK Legislation MCP configuration

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

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under uk-legislation-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-legislation-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about UK Legislation MCP in Claude Desktop

You simply ask the agent to search for the subject matter. The `search_legislation` tool pulls up all relevant acts and statutory instruments, so you see exactly where the law stands.

The agent uses the `get_legislation_by_year` tool. You just give it the year, and it returns all applicable legislation for that time period, keeping your research focused.

This MCP Server handles Acts, statutory instruments, sections, and full legislative documents. You'll be working with official text retrieved by the agent.

Absolutely. By having direct access to tools like `search_by_subject`, your AI client processes complex legal data and presents it right in the chat, making it easy to reference.

It touches Acts, statutory instruments, sections, and full legislative documents. This scope allows you to verify compliance across multiple legal formats.

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