io.github.IndoTender/hkcourt MCP Server

This MCP server enables AI assistants to search Hong Kong court cases and read judgment documents. It exposes a public, streamable HTTP interface for querying cases by type, year, title, or parties (in Chinese and English) and retrieving full-text judgments via the Model Context Protocol.

🛠️ Key Features

Public access, no authentication required
Streamable HTTP transport for MCP integration
Search by case type, year, title, or party (bilingual)
Read full-text judgments in plain text

🚀 Use Cases

Integrate with AI assistants to fetch Hong Kong court cases
Build legal research workflows that read judgments aloud or summarize
Create MCP-powered connectors for legal discovery tools

⚡ Developer Benefits

Simple connect URL: https://hk.courtdb.org/mcp
Ready MCP connector for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients
Clear, API-friendly schema for case search and judgment retrieval

⚠️ Limitations

Public access with no auth; consider privacy implications for sensitive data
Source content limited to Hong Kong court cases and judgments
Documentation available via hk.courtdb.org/mcp/connect

Hong Kong CourtDB MCP

Connect your AI assistant to Hong Kong CourtDB — search Hong Kong court cases and read judgments via the Model Context Protocol.

中文（簡介）

Hong Kong CourtDB MCP 是 Model Context Protocol (MCP) 伺服器，讓 AI assistant 搜尋香港法院案件：按案件類型、年份、標題或當事人（中英文）篩選，並讀取判決書純文字。

Connect

code

https://hk.courtdb.org/mcp

Add this URL as a custom MCP connector in Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client. No sign-in required.

Transport: Streamable HTTP
Auth: None — public access
Docs: hk.courtdb.org/mcp/connect

Tools

Tool	Description
`Hk_list_cases`	Paginated cases — filter by `case_prefix`, `year`, `category`, `titleContains`, `partiesContains`
`Hk_get_case`	Single case by id (`caseNo/year`) — parties and judgment files
`Hk_get_document`	Plain-text judgment by file id (judgment DIS id)

Example prompts

"List Hong Kong cases with partiesContains set to HSBC"
"List cases with case_prefix hccl and year 2024"
"Get case details for id 12345/2024"
"Get the judgment document for file id 12345678"
「搜尋當事人包含匯豐的案件」
「讀取判決書 file id 12345678」

Setup — Claude

Go to claude.ai/customize/connectors
Click Add custom connector
Name it Hong Kong CourtDB and paste https://hk.courtdb.org/mcp
Save — no sign-in required

Setup — Cursor / other MCP clients

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hkcourt": {
      "url": "https://hk.courtdb.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Last updated: 2026-07-10

Hong Kong CourtDB