# canlii-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to access Canadian case law and legislation metadata, or when searching and analyzing citation relationships across all Canadian jurisdictions. It provides AI assistants with a comprehensive database of legal information, enabling efficient search and retrieval of relevant data. Ideal for use cases requiring accurate and up-to-date legal research and analysis.

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

## Description

An MCP server providing AI assistants access to Canadian case law and legislation metadata from CanLII across all jurisdictions, supporting search and citation relationships.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ca67v9kkba)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Vaquill-AI/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": "vaquill-ai-canlii-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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