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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 MCP runs at mcp.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 MCP for general Swiss legal research and Lexplorer Tax MCP for specialized tax research.

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

ILE + Lexplorer: judgments, statutes, and Lexplorer sources.

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

Additional public tax-law sources and large database according to 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 werden Lexplorer MCP und Lexplorer Tax MCP als Custom Connectors hinzugefügt. Danach wird der aktuelle gemeinsame Lexplorer Skill hochgeladen.

1

MCP-Connectors hinzufügen

https://claude.ai/customize/connectors

  • Auf + klicken und Benutzerdefinierter Connector hinzufügen auswählen.
  • Connector 1: Lexplorer MCP · URL: https://mcp.lexplorer.ch/mcp
  • Connector 2: Lexplorer Tax MCP · URL: https://mcp-tax.lexplorer.ch/mcp
  • Beide Connectoren mit gültigem Lexplorer Account einloggen.
2

Skill hochladen

https://claude.ai/customize/skills

  • Bisherige Lexplorer Skills löschen.
  • Nur noch den neuen Skill im Anhang hinzufügen.

Source Overview

Sources are shown in two levels: first the current Lexplorer MCP coverage, then the additional Lexplorer Tax MCP expansion.

Last updated: July 13, 2026Source overview as PDF

Lexplorer MCP: current coverage

LEXLexplorer MCP17 sources

Court decisions & statutes

  • Federal Supreme Court decisions on tax law
  • Cantonal tax-law decisions
  • National tax-law statutes
  • Cantonal tax-law statutes

Lexplorer Tax MCP: additional coverage

27cantons + federal level
205sources in Lexplorer Tax MCP
26cantonal tax manuals
17FTA publications
8civil-law federal statutes

Federal / Switzerland: what is included?

CHFederal · Switzerland49 sources

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?

AGAargau5 sources

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-Rhodes6 sources

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-Rhodes7 sources

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
BEBern7 sources

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-Country7 sources

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-City7 sources

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
FRFribourg6 sources

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
GEGeneva6 sources

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
GLGlarus5 sources

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)7 sources

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
JUJura5 sources

Legislation

  • JU tax laws and tax ordinances

Administrative practice

  • Tax memento & publications

Materials

  • Parliamentary business / dispatches
  • Consultations
  • Parliament – session documents
LULucerne6 sources

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
NENeuchâtel7 sources

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
NWNidwalden6 sources

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
OWObwalden6 sources

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. Gallen4 sources

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)
SHSchaffhausen6 sources

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
SOSolothurn7 sources

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
SZSchwyz7 sources

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
TGThurgau7 sources

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
TITicino6 sources

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)
URUri6 sources

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
VDVaud5 sources

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
VSValais7 sources

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
ZGZug7 sources

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
ZHZurich7 sources

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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