# canlii-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to access Canadian legal information, such as court decisions, legislation, and citations, to retrieve specific data or conduct research. It solves problems related to legal research, citation verification, and access to Canadian legal databases. The tool accepts search queries as input and returns relevant legal information as output, making it useful for legal professionals, researchers, and students.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alhwyn-canlii-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alhwyn-canlii-mcp

## Description

Provides access to the CanLII API for searching and retrieving Canadian legal information, including court decisions, legislation, and citations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/m3pkx1mkk7)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Alhwyn/canlii-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alhwyn-canlii-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alhwyn-canlii-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alhwyn-canlii-mcp/pull`

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