# CanLII MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve Canadian legal documents from the CanLII database, solving research and information gathering challenges for legal professionals. It takes search queries as input and returns the full text of matching legal documents as output. Ideal for use in legal research, case preparation, and document analysis contexts.

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

## Description

Enables Claude Desktop to search the CanLII Canadian legal database and retrieve the full text of matching legal documents.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/n72qrg6n76)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/yvesnormandin/canlii_mcp_server>

## 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": "yvesnormandin-canlii-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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