guidobonomini/argentina-law-mcp-server

Argentina Legal Law MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed specifically for Argentine legal professionals, providing advanced document processing, case analysis, legal research, and practice management capabilities.

What is an MCP Server?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI assistants and other applications to connect to external data sources and tools through a standardized interface. MCP servers act as bridges between AI models and external services, allowing AI assistants to:

• Access real-time data from external sources
• Execute specific tools and functions
• Retrieve contextually relevant information
• Interact with databases, APIs, and specialized services

Think of MCP servers as "plugins" that extend an AI assistant's capabilities by providing access to domain-specific tools and data sources.

What This MCP Server Does

The Argentina Legal Law MCP Server is a specialized MCP server that provides Argentine legal professionals with access to:

• Argentine Legal Databases: Search through official Argentine laws, decrees, and legal documents
• Legal Research Tools: Conduct comprehensive legal research with citation validation
• Case Analysis: Analyze legal cases for strengths, weaknesses, and strategic recommendations
• Document Processing: Analyze legal documents and contracts for key information and issues
• Legal Advice: Provide guidance on Argentine legal matters
• Business Registration: Assist with Argentine business registration procedures
• Legal Terminology: Explain legal terms using official Argentine judicial glossaries

This server integrates with official Argentine government websites and legal databases to provide accurate, up-to-date legal information and tools.

Features

Core Legal Tools

• Document Processing: Analyze and process legal documents with AI-powered content extraction
• Case Analysis: Comprehensive case evaluation with risk assessment and strategy recommendations
• Legal Research: Automated legal research with citation checking and case law analysis
• Contract Analysis: Contract review with risk assessment and compliance checking
• Citation Management: Validate and format legal citations according to Argentine standards

Argentina-Specific Tools

• Infoleg Search: Search Argentine legal documents from Azure Search with semantic search capabilities
• Criminal Code Access: Extract text and specific articles from the Código Penal Argentino
• Legal Advice: Provide legal advice on specific questions and issues
• Document Analysis: Analyze legal documents to extract key information and identify issues
• Legal Translation: Translate legal documents with legal context awareness

Practice Management

• Business Registration: Guide users through Argentine business registration procedures
• Legal Terminology: Explain legal terms using official Argentine judicial glossaries
• Document Version Control: Track document changes and maintain version history

Compliance & Risk

• Compliance Checking: Regulatory compliance assessment and reporting
• Risk Analysis: Legal risk assessment with mitigation strategies
• Evidence Analysis: Evidence management and admissibility assessment
• Legal Metrics: Practice analytics and performance metrics

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• pip package manager

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-org/argentina-legal-law-mcp-server.git
cd argentina-legal-law-mcp-server

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure the server (optional):

# Edit config.json with your settings

4. Set up environment variables:

# Copy the example environment file
cp example.env .env

# Edit .env with your Azure credentials
# Make sure to set AZURE_SEARCH_KEY, AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT, etc.

5. Set additional environment variables (optional):

export MCP_HOST="localhost"
export MCP_PORT="8000"

Usage

Starting the Server

python main.py

Using with MCP Clients

The server implements the Model Context Protocol and can be used with any MCP-compatible client.

Example client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argentina-legal-law": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/argentina-legal-law-mcp-server/main.py"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Core Legal Tools

Search Argentine Legal Documents

• Purpose: Search Argentine legal documents from Azure Search based on a query
• Input: Search query, limit (default 5)
• Output: Relevant legal documents with title, URL, summary, source, and date
• Implementation: Uses Azure Search with semantic search and reranking capabilities

Get Criminal Code

• Purpose: Extract text from the Código Penal Argentino hosted on Infoleg
• Input: None
• Output: Criminal code text content with source information
• Implementation: Fetches content from official Argentina government website

Explain Legal Term

• Purpose: Explain legal terms using the official Argentine judicial glossary
• Input: Legal term to define
• Output: Term definition with source and URL
• Implementation: Searches the iJudicial glossary for legal term definitions

Assist Business Registration

• Purpose: Provide guidance for Argentine business registration procedures
• Input: None
• Output: List of steps for business registration (Monotributo, trademark, SRL, CUIT)
• Implementation: Provides links and summaries for key business registration steps

Analyze Legal Case

• Purpose: Analyze legal cases for strengths, weaknesses, and strategic recommendations
• Input: Case description, jurisdiction, practice area, specific questions
• Output: Case analysis with key issues, applicable laws, and recommendations
• Implementation: Provides structured case analysis with risk assessment

Get Legal Advice

• Purpose: Provide legal advice on specific legal questions and issues
• Input: Legal question, jurisdiction, practice area, context
• Output: Legal advice with applicable laws and recommendations
• Implementation: Provides general legal guidance with appropriate warnings

Analyze Legal Document

• Purpose: Analyze legal documents to extract key information and identify issues
• Input: Document content, document type, analysis focus
• Output: Document analysis with key findings and recommendations
• Implementation: Analyzes document structure, terminology, and compliance

Validate Citation

• Purpose: Validate and format legal citations according to Argentine standards
• Input: Citation text, format standard
• Output: Formatted citation with validation notes
• Implementation: Validates and formats citations according to Argentine legal standards

Analyze Contract

• Purpose: Analyze contracts to identify key terms, assess risks, and provide recommendations
• Input: Contract text, contract type, parties
• Output: Contract analysis with key terms, risk assessment, and recommendations
• Implementation: Identifies key terms, assesses risks, and provides improvement recommendations

Translate Legal Text

• Purpose: Translate legal documents and terminology between languages
• Input: Text, source language, target language, legal context
• Output: Translated text with legal notes and confidence score
• Implementation: Translates legal text with attention to legal terminology and context

Data Models

The server uses comprehensive Pydantic models for:

• Legal Documents
• Cases
• Legal Advice
• Document Analysis
• Citations
• Legal Research
• Contract Analysis
• Translation Results

Configuration

Server Configuration

{
  "server": {
    "name": "argentina-legal-law",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Argentina Legal Law MCP Server for legal professionals"
  }
}

Legal Configuration

{
  "legal": {
    "default_jurisdiction": "national",
    "practice_areas": ["civil", "criminal", "family", "corporate", "labor", "tax", "constitutional", "administrative"],
    "databases": ["infoleg", "pjn", "boletinoficial", "argentina.gob.ar"],
    "citation_formats": ["argentine", "international"]
  }
}

Search Configuration

{
  "search": {
    "default_limit": 10,
    "max_limit": 50,
    "timeout": 30
  }
}

URL Configuration

{
  "urls": {
    "argentina": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa",
    "criminal_code": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-11179-16546/texto",
    "boletin_oficial": "https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar",
    "saij": "https://www.saij.gob.ar",
  }
}

Project Structure

argentina-legal-law-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── server.py          # Main MCP server implementation
│   ├── models.py          # Data models and schemas
│   ├── tools.py           # Legal tools implementation
│   └── utils.py           # Utility functions
├── main.py                # Entry point
├── config.json            # Configuration
├── requirements.txt       # Dependencies
└── README.md             # Documentation

Development

Adding New Tools

1. Create a new tool function in src/tools.py
2. Add the @self.mcp.tool decorator
3. Implement the tool logic
4. Update the tool documentation in this README

Testing

# Run the server
python main.py

# Test with an MCP client
# The server will respond to MCP protocol messages

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the file for details.

Support

For support and questions:

• Create an issue on GitHub
• Contact the development team
• Check the documentation

Roadmap

• Basic MCP server implementation
• Azure Search integration for legal document search
• Criminal code access
• Legal term explanations
• Business registration assistance
• Case analysis tools
• Legal advice tools
• Document analysis
• Citation validation
• Contract analysis
• Legal translation
• Multi-language support for legal documents
• SAIJ Searcher Implementation
• Provincial Statues support
• Jurisdiction Search support
• API rate limiting and caching
• Integration with Argentine court systems
• Blockchain for document verification