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MCP Connector for AI Assistants

The Lexplorer MCP Server connects Claude, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, custom AI agents, and other MCP-compatible assistants directly to legal search. Your assistant can research current Swiss sources instead of relying on model knowledge alone.

Native AI Integration

Connect Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or your own AI tools directly to Lexplorer. Your AI can perform legal research without leaving the application.

Comprehensive Features

Search, detail retrieval, and document access are available as defined tools. Assistants can retrieve current judgments, statutes, publications, and tax-law sources.

Simple Setup

Add the Lexplorer MCP URLs to your client and authenticate with a Lexplorer login or API key, depending on the client. Lexplorer Law MCP runs at law.lexplorer.ch/mcp; Lexplorer Tax MCP runs at mcp-tax.lexplorer.ch/mcp.

MCP, Skills, and Tax Sources

MCP and Skills solve different problems: MCP provides tools and data, while Skills define professional procedure. Together they create controlled legal research with sources, citation rules, and auditable steps.

MCP Provides Tool Access

The Model Context Protocol is the interface between the AI assistant and Lexplorer. It enables search, detail retrieval, and document access through explicitly allowed remote tools.

Skills Guide the Research Process

The Lexplorer + Tax Skill defines which sources to check, how to deepen results, and how to formulate answers with citations.

The Combination Makes Research Reliable

MCP delivers current data; the Skill adds research planning, filter logic, citation style, and quality checks. This reduces hallucinations and makes the process reviewable.

Two installation steps
Step 1: Install MCPStep 2: Install Skill

Remote MCPs for Lexplorer

There are two MCP endpoints: Lexplorer Law MCP for court rulings, federal and cantonal law with citation verification, and Lexplorer Tax MCP for specialized tax research.

Lexplorer Law MCPhttps://law.lexplorer.ch/mcp

Federal Supreme Court rulings (BGer/BGE/BVGer), federal law (SR), legislative materials and cantonal statutes.

Lexplorer Tax MCPhttps://mcp-tax.lexplorer.ch/mcp

ILE and further public tax law sources: a large database as per the coverage report.

Download Skill

There is only one shared Skill for both MCPs. Please delete previous Lexplorer Skills and add only the current Lexplorer Research Skill.

Connect MCP Servers

Lexplorer is connected directly in the AI client: add the URL, connect with OAuth or an API key depending on the client, allow the tools, and test them in chat.

Setup by Client

Claude.ai

In Claude.ai, Lexplorer Law MCP and Lexplorer Tax MCP are added as custom connectors. The current shared Lexplorer skill is then uploaded.

Video: Connecting Lexplorer to Claude

1

Add MCP connectors

https://claude.ai/customize/connectors

  • Click + and select Add custom connector.
  • Connector 1: Lexplorer Law MCP · URL: https://law.lexplorer.ch/mcp
  • Connector 2: Lexplorer Tax MCP · URL: https://mcp-tax.lexplorer.ch/mcp
  • Sign in to both connectors with a valid Lexplorer account.
2

Upload the skill

https://claude.ai/customize/skills

  • Delete any previous Lexplorer skills.
  • Add only the new skill from the attachment.

Source Overview

The sources are presented in two tiers: Lexplorer Law MCP covers all public statutes and court decisions at federal and cantonal level. Lexplorer Tax MCP additionally covers all tax-relevant public sources at federal and cantonal level, including administrative practice and cantonal tax manuals, as well as the ILE-HSG publications.

Last updated: October 05, 2026Source overview as PDF

Lexplorer Law MCP: current coverage

LEXLexplorer Law MCP

Legislation

  • All public federal statutes (Systematic Compilation of Federal Law)
  • All public cantonal legislation collections, 26 cantons

Court decisions

  • All public Federal Supreme Court decisions, all areas of law
  • Cantonal judgments from all 26 cantons, continuously expanded

Lexplorer Tax MCP: additional coverage

ILE-HSG LiteratureForum for Tax Law, publication series, working papers and the tax law textbook of the Institute for Law & Economics, exclusively on Lexplorer.
FTA CoverageCirculars, VAT publications and technical information of the Federal Tax Administration, plus SSK analyses.
Online CommentariesTax law online commentaries, integrated directly into the search.
Cantonal PracticeCantonal administrative practice and cantonal tax manuals, where publicly available.

Federal / Switzerland: what is included?

CHFederal · Switzerland

Institute for Law & EconomicsEXCLUSIVE

  • Forum for Tax Law
  • Publication series
  • ILE Working Papers
  • Tax Law Textbook
  • ILE seminar materials

Legislation and administrative practice

  • DBG, StHG, MWSTG, VStG, StG, MindStG
  • FTA and SSK circulars
  • FTA VAT publications
  • FTA DBG specialist information
  • FTA withholding tax
  • FTA stamp duties
  • SSK analyses

International treaties

  • Fedlex bilateral DTAs, per country
  • FTA international tax law
  • AEOI/CRS, FATCA, MLI (BEPS)

Dispatches and materials

  • Federal Gazette dispatches (Fedlex)
  • Official Bulletin (NC and CoS)
  • Curia Vista, parliamentary business
  • Fedlex consultations
  • FDF and Federal Council on OECD Pillar 2

Civil-law federal statutes

  • Code of Obligations (OR · SR 220)
  • Civil Code (ZGB · SR 210)
  • Criminal Code (StGB · SR 311.0)
  • Collective Investment Schemes (KAG · SR 951.31)
  • Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy (SchKG · SR 281.1)
  • Occupational Pensions (BVG · SR 831.40)
  • Merger Act (FusG · SR 221.301)
  • Tax Administrative Assistance Act (StAhiG · SR 651.1)

Commentaries

  • Onlinekommentar.ch (tax-relevant open-access commentaries)
Example questions
  • Requirements for a tax-neutral demerger under Art. 61 DBG?
  • Is a platform liable for VAT (MWSTG Art. 20a)?
  • Stamp duties when restructuring a corporation (Circular 32a 2025)?

Cantons: what is included per canton?

AGAargau

Legislation

  • AG tax laws and tax ordinances

Case law

  • AGVE database (includes tax decisions)

Materials

  • Cantonal Parliament – agenda / minutes
  • Consultations
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
AIAppenzell Inner-Rhodes

Legislation

  • AI tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Info sheets & notices of the tax administration

Case law

  • Administrative Court (Cantonal Court division) – selected decisions

Materials

  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Cantonal Parliament – minutes
  • Consultations
ARAppenzell Outer-Rhodes

Legislation

  • AR tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Directives & info sheets of the tax administration

Case law

  • AR GVP – court and administrative practice
  • Cantonal High Court case-law database (incl. tax)

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Cantonal Council – sessions
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
BEBern

Legislation

  • BE tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax administration / tax manual

Case law

  • Tax Appeals Commission (StRK) – dedicated database
  • Administrative Court (Tribuna)

Materials

  • Cantonal Parliament – online journal
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
BLBasel-Country

Legislation

  • BL tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • BL tax administration / tax manual

Case law

  • bl.swisslex.ch – case-law portal (>8,000 decisions)
  • Tax and Expropriation Court (special panel)

Materials

  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
  • Cantonal Parliament – sessions & minutes (from Nov 2017)
BSBasel-City

Legislation

  • BS tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Basel tax practice (BStP)

Case law

  • Basel tax practice (BStP) – published collection StRK + Admin. Court
  • Tax Appeals Commission

Materials

  • Cantonal Parliament – council minutes
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
FRFribourg

Legislation

  • FR tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Info sheets & publications of the tax administration

Case law

  • Tax Court (Cour fiscale) – via Tribuna Publication

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Cantonal Parliament – official session journal
GEGeneva

Legislation

  • GE tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Cantonal tax administration — tax guides & notices

Case law

  • Administrative Chamber (Court of Justice)
  • Administrative Court of First Instance (TAPI)

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
GLGlarus

Legislation

  • GL tax laws and tax ordinances

Case law

  • FindInfo (Admin. Court + Tax Appeals Commission)

Materials

  • Cantonal Parliament – sessions
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
GRGraubünden (Grisons)

Legislation

  • GR tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Directives & info sheets of the tax administration

Case law

  • Decision search GR (High Court, incl. tax)
  • POG – practice of the High Court (collection)

Materials

  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Cantonal Parliament – minutes
  • Consultations
JUJura

Legislation

  • JU tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax memento & publications

Materials

  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
  • Parliament – session documents
LULucerne

Legislation

  • LU tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • LU tax manual (steuerbuch.lu.ch)

Case law

  • LGVE – Lucerne court and administrative decisions (incl. tax)

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Cantonal Council – debate minutes
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
NENeuchâtel

Legislation

  • NE tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax office — documents & notices

Case law

  • Case law of the Cantonal Court
  • Administrative case law

Materials

  • Cantonal Parliament – session minutes
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
NWNidwalden

Legislation

  • NW tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Directives & info sheets of the tax administration

Case law

  • Administrative Court decisions

Materials

  • Cantonal Parliament – sessions
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
OWObwalden

Legislation

  • OW tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Directives & info sheets of the tax administration

Case law

  • OGVE (Obwalden court and administrative decisions)

Materials

  • Cantonal Council – sessions
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
SGSt. Gallen

Legislation

  • SG tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax administration / tax manual

Case law

  • GVP archive (until 2016)
  • Administrative Court – AI-assisted search (DeepJudge)
SHSchaffhausen

Legislation

  • SH tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Info sheets of the tax administration

Case law

  • High Court decisions (leading cases)

Materials

  • Cantonal Council – minutes
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
SOSolothurn

Legislation

  • SO tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax administration / tax manual

Case law

  • Tax Court – dedicated case-law database
  • Central decisions database (KSGE from 1996)

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Parliament – sessions / minutes
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
SZSchwyz

Legislation

  • SZ tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax administration / tax manual

Case law

  • EGV-SZ (annual collection, incl. Admin. Court)
  • Cantonal Court + Administrative Court (online)

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Cantonal Council – council sessions
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
TGThurgau

Legislation

  • TG tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax administration / tax manual

Case law

  • TVR – Thurgau administrative jurisprudence (collection)
  • Central case-law platform (High Court + Admin. Court)

Materials

  • Parliament – minutes
  • Consultations
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
TITicino

Legislation

  • TI tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax division — circulars

Case law

  • Chamber of Tax Law (CDT) – via sentenze.ti.ch

Materials

  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
  • Cantonal Parliament – session archive (from 2004)
URUri

Legislation

  • UR tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Directives & info sheets of the tax administration

Case law

  • High Court (also Admin. Court) – accountability report PDF

Materials

  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Cantonal Parliament – sessions
  • Consultations
VDVaud

Legislation

  • VD tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Cantonal tax administration (ACI) — instructions & annexes

Case law

  • Court of Administrative and Public Law (CDAP)

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
VSValais

Legislation

  • VS tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Directives & info sheets of the tax administration

Case law

  • Revue Valaisanne de Jurisprudence (RVJ)
  • Tax Law Court (since 1 Jan 2024) – via JustSearch

Materials

  • Cantonal Parliament – parliament portal
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
ZGZug

Legislation

  • ZG tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Directives of the tax administration

Case law

  • GVP – court and administrative practice (incl. Cantonal Govt + departments)
  • Administrative Court (all final decisions)

Materials

  • Cantonal Council – minutes
  • Consultations
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
ZHZurich

Legislation

  • ZH tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax administration / tax manual

Case law

  • Administrative Court (full text)
  • Tax Appeals Court – dedicated database

Materials

  • Consultations
  • Cantonal Council – sessions and minutes
  • Parliamentary business / dispatches

Security & Compliance

We understand the sensitivity of legal data. Our infrastructure meets the highest security and compliance standards.

Data Sovereignty

All persistent data is stored exclusively in Switzerland. Processing takes place in Swiss and European data centers.

Zero Data Retention

LLM processing operates under a 0-Day Data Retention Policy. No storage of requests for model improvement. Fully automated processing without human-in-the-loop.

Encryption

TLS 1.2+ for all API connections. Persisted data encrypted with AES-256. Strict API key authentication.

Compliance

GDPR compliant. Designed for attorney-client privilege requirements. 99.9% uptime guaranteed.

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