Canlii runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 66 installs a week from npm. Last commit 9 Apr 2026.
Search Canadian case law, browse legislation, and check citations via the CanLII API.
What the code does
We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.
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We found things in this code
Code changes quietly between releases, and nobody reads the diff of a dependency. We do, on every release — watch Canlii and you get told the day something new turns up.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add canlii -e 'CANLII_API_KEY=<CANLII_API_KEY>' -- npx -y canlii-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"canlii": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canlii-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API_KEY": "<CANLII_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.canlii]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "canlii-mcp"]
env = { CANLII_API_KEY = "<CANLII_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"canlii": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canlii-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API_KEY": "<CANLII_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"canlii": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canlii-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANLII_API_KEY": "<CANLII_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<CANLII_API_KEY> (Your CanLII API key (request free at canlii.org/en/feedback/feedback.html)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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Canlii — questions
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