• STRUCTURE
  • DETAIL
  • APPENDICES
  • HUMAN

How to map legislative structures with your AI

Connect your agent to the UK Legislation database. It pulls the exact hierarchy and text you need to navigate complex Acts.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to navigate UK legislation?

Your agent pulls the table of contents, specific sections, or schedules from any UK Act. This lets you build a structural map of a law without manual scrolling. You'll see how the agent traverses these hierarchies below.

Mapping outcomes

Where the data lands.

The agent turns raw statutory text into organized structures.

STRUCTURE

Hierarchical maps

The agent pulls the full table of contents to show how an Act is organized. You get a clear outline of parts and chapters.

DETAIL

Section access

The agent pulls specific text from individual sections. You can isolate exact legal requirements without reading the whole document.

APPENDICES

Schedule extraction

The agent retrieves specific schedules attached to an Act. This helps you find technical details or transitional provisions.

HUMAN

Legal analysis

The agent provides the text and structure, but you must perform the final legal interpretation. It finds the words, but you decide what they mean.

The workflow

What your AI does when a query arrives.

The agent moves from the broad structure of an Act down to its specific legal components.

  1. Outline the Act

    The agent looks at the high-level organization to see how the law is divided.

    get_table_of_contents

  2. Locate provisions

    The agent finds the exact text for a requested part of the law.

    get_section

  3. Retrieve schedules

    The agent pulls the specific schedules that provide extra detail to the main sections.

    get_schedule

  4. Map relationships

    The agent uses the gathered hierarchy to explain how different sections and schedules connect.

    get_table_of_contentsget_section

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your research.

Starting points

Replace the bracketed text with the specific Act or section you are researching.

UK Legislation Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xeq5gM1JIjKar6As1MxCRPQsZ6z4Lxz0GhmRAC32/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — UK Legislation capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
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      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xeq5gM1JIjKar6As1MxCRPQsZ6z4Lxz0GhmRAC32/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change the text of a law?

    No. The agent can only read and retrieve existing legislative text.

  • 02

    Can the AI provide legal advice?

    No. The agent retrieves the text and structure, but you must provide the legal interpretation.

  • 03

    Does the AI know about recent amendments?

    The agent retrieves the version of the Act currently available in the database.

  • 04

    Can I ask for a summary of a section?

    Yes. Once the agent retrieves the section text, it can summarize it for you.

  • 05

    Can the AI find laws from other countries?

    No. This specific connector is limited to UK legislation.

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