Can I find the 'Human Rights Act 1998' and read its sections?

Yes! Use the `search_legislation` tool with the title 'Human Rights' and year '1998'. Once you have the type (ukpga) and number (42), you can use `get_section` to read specific parts of the act.

How do I see all legislation enacted in 2023?

Use the `get_legislation_by_year` tool and specify the `year` as '2023' and the `type` (e.g., 'ukpga' for Public General Acts). It will list all documents registered for that year.

Does this server provide recently published laws?

Yes, you can use the `get_recent_legislation` tool to fetch a list of the most recently enacted and published legislative documents in the UK.

UK Legislation MCP Server for Claude Desktop 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: UK Legislation
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Author: Vinkius

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-legislation": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About UK Legislation MCP Server

Empower your AI agent with the definitive source for UK law through the UK Legislation MCP server. This integration provides real-time access to the official database of Public General Acts, Statutory Instruments, and other legislative documents from the UK Parliament and devolved administrations. Your agent can search for legislation by title, year, or subject, retrieve full tables of contents, and extract specific sections or schedules for analysis. Whether you are conducting legal research, verifying regulatory compliance, or exploring constitutional history, your agent acts as a dedicated legal archivist through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect UK Legislation to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 8 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

Legislative Search — Find acts and instruments by keyword, title, year, or subject area.
Content Extraction — Retrieve the full text or specific sections/schedules of any piece of legislation.
Structural Analysis — Fetch complete tables of contents to understand the hierarchy of complex acts.
Recent Updates — Monitor the most recently published legislative documents to stay informed of new laws.
Historical Reference — Access primary and secondary legislation enacted throughout history by year.

The UK Legislation MCP Server exposes 8 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 UK Legislation to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the UK Legislation 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 UK Legislation

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 8 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the UK Legislation MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with UK Legislation 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

UK Legislation + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the UK Legislation 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

UK Legislation MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect UK Legislation to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_legislation

Get specific UK legislation details

get_legislation_by_year

List UK legislation for a specific year

get_recent_legislation

Get recently published UK legislation

get_schedule

Get a specific schedule of UK legislation

get_section

Get a specific section of UK legislation

get_table_of_contents

Get the table of contents for UK legislation

search_by_subject

Search UK legislation by subject

search_legislation

Returns a list of matching acts, statutory instruments, and other legislative documents. Search for UK legislation

Example Prompts for UK Legislation in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with UK Legislation immediately.

"Search for the 'Data Protection Act 2018' in UK legislation."

"List all Public General Acts enacted in 2024."

"What is Section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998?"

Troubleshooting UK Legislation MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting UK Legislation to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

UK Legislation + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating UK Legislation MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the 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?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the 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?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.