Bulgarian Law Mcp

eu.ansvarPublished by ansvar.euv1.2.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Bulgarian legislation via MCP — full-text search across statutes and provisions

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Lets an assistant search Bulgarian statutes and provisions, retrieve exact article text, validate citations, and trace EU law links.

What you can do
Provides full-text search across roughly 1,997 Bulgarian statutes and about 17,103 provisions, plus retrieval of a specific provision by statute and article or section reference. Additional tools validate citations against the database, format citations in Bulgarian conventions, check whether a statute is in force, amended or repealed, and aggregate citations on a legal topic. Five EU integration tools map Bulgarian statutes and provisions to the EU directives and regulations they implement, and vice versa.
When to use it
Useful for Bulgarian legal research, compliance checking, and legal-tech work where you need to find provisions, confirm a citation, or see which EU act a Bulgarian statute transposes. It suits lawyers, compliance officers, and researchers who would otherwise cross-reference Lex.bg, the State Gazette, and EUR-Lex by hand.
Requirements
Runs as a local stdio process on the user's machine, installed from the npm package @ansvar/bulgarian-law-mcp, so Node.js is needed. The README also describes a hosted gateway endpoint that requires an OAuth signup and binds the client to an account with a tier. No environment variables or headers are declared in the manifest. Self-hosting requires cloning the repository and running its ingestion script to build the database.
Before you install
The README states the tool is not legal advice and that critical citations should be verified against primary sources before professional or court use. It notes that queries go through the Claude API and recommends on-premise deployment for privileged or confidential matters. The hosted gateway requires an OAuth account signup, and the pre-built corpus is not redistributed publicly because of licensing constraints on the upstream sources.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Bulgarian Law Mcp in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

Bulgarian Law MCP Server

The Bulgarian law corpus is now served through the Ansvar Gateway. Connect your AI assistant (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, custom MCP client) to https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp — one OAuth connection, free tier available, covering this corpus plus EU regulations, national law across dozens of audited jurisdictions (Europe + the US), and CVE/security intelligence, every result with a verbatim source citation. Start at https://ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart

Connect

Claude Code (one line):

bash
claude mcp add ansvar --transport http https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor — add to claude_desktop_config.json (or mcp.json):

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "ansvar": {      "type": "url",      "url": "https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp"    }  }}

Claude.ai — Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste https://gateway.ansvar.eu/mcp

First request opens an OAuth signup flow (setup details: ansvar.eu/docs/quickstart). After signup, your client is bound to your account; tier (free / premium / team / company) determines fan-out, quota, and which downstream MCPs are reachable.


Self-host this MCP

You can also clone this repo and build the corpus yourself. The schema, fetcher, and tool implementations all live here. What is not in the repo is the pre-built database — TDM and standards-licensing constraints on the upstream sources mean we host the corpus on Ansvar infrastructure rather than redistribute it as a public artifact.

Build your own: run this repo's ingestion script (entry-point varies per repo — typically scripts/ingest.sh, npm run ingest, or make ingest; check the repo root).

The Lex.bg alternative for the AI age.

[MCP Registry] [License] [GitHub stars] [CI] [Daily Data Check] [Database] [Provisions]

Query 1,997 Bulgarian statutes -- from the Закон за защита на личните данни (ЗЗЛД) and Наказателен кодекс to the Граждански процесуален кодекс, Търговски закон, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

If you're building legal tech, compliance tools, or doing Bulgarian legal research, this is your verified reference database.

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden


Why This Exists

Bulgarian legal research is scattered across Lex.bg, the Държавен вестник (State Gazette), and EUR-Lex. Whether you're:

  • A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
  • A compliance officer checking if a statute is still in force
  • A legal tech developer building tools on Bulgarian law
  • A researcher tracing legislative provisions across 1,997 statutes

...you shouldn't need dozens of browser tabs and manual cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Bulgarian law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.


Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

  • "Търсене 'защита на личните данни' -- какви задължения предвижда ЗЗЛД?"
  • "Действа ли Наказателният кодекс в актуалния му вид?"
  • "Намери разпоредби за търговски дружества в Търговския закон"
  • "Кои европейски актове са въведени чрез Закона за електронното управление?"
  • "Кои български закони прилагат GDPR?"
  • "Потвърди цитат: ЗЗЛД чл. 6, ал. 1"
  • "Изгради правна позиция относно задълженията за уведомяване при нарушения на сигурността"
  • "Съответства ли българското законодателство на изискванията на NIS2?"

What's Included

CategoryCountDetails
Statutes1,997 statutesComprehensive Bulgarian legislation from parliament.bg
Provisions17,103 sectionsFull-text searchable with FTS5
EU Cross-ReferencesIncludedDirectives and regulations linked to Bulgarian transpositions
Database Size93 MBOptimized SQLite, portable
Daily UpdatesAutomatedFreshness checks against Lex.bg / Държавен вестник

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (parliament.bg, Lex.bg). Zero LLM-generated content.


See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

  • All statute text is ingested from official Bulgarian parliamentary and legislative sources
  • Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
  • Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains statute text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

  • Search returns ranked provisions with BM25 scoring (safe for context)
  • Provision retrieval gives exact text by statute + article/section reference
  • Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

parliament.bg / Lex.bg → Parse → SQLite → FTS5 snippet() → MCP response                            ↑                      ↑                    Provision parser        Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional ApproachThis MCP Server
Search Lex.bg by statute nameSearch by plain Bulgarian: "лични данни съгласие"
Navigate multi-chapter statutes manuallyGet the exact provision with context
Manual cross-referencing between lawsbuild_legal_stance aggregates across sources
"Is this statute still in force?" → check manuallycheck_currency tool → answer in seconds
Find EU basis → dig through EUR-Lexget_eu_basis → linked EU directives instantly
Check multiple sites for updatesDaily automated freshness checks
No API, no integrationMCP protocol → AI-native

Traditional: Search Lex.bg → Download PDF → Ctrl+F → Cross-reference → Check EUR-Lex for EU basis → Repeat

This MCP: "Кои разпоредби на ЗЗЛД въвеждат чл. 9 от GDPR за специалните категории данни?" → Done.


Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

ToolDescription
search_legislationFTS5 full-text search across 17,103 provisions with BM25 ranking
get_provisionRetrieve specific provision by statute + article/section reference
validate_citationValidate citation against database -- zero-hallucination check
build_legal_stanceAggregate citations from multiple statutes for a legal topic
format_citationFormat citations per Bulgarian conventions (full/short/pinpoint)
check_currencyCheck if statute is in force, amended, or repealed
list_sourcesList all available statutes with metadata and data provenance
aboutServer info, capabilities, dataset statistics, and coverage summary

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

ToolDescription
get_eu_basisGet EU directives/regulations that underpin a Bulgarian statute
get_bulgarian_implementationsFind Bulgarian laws implementing a specific EU act
search_eu_implementationsSearch EU documents with Bulgarian implementation counts
get_provision_eu_basisGet EU law references for a specific provision
validate_eu_complianceCheck implementation status of Bulgarian statutes against EU directives

EU Law Integration

Bulgaria is an EU member state. Bulgarian legislation directly transposes EU directives and implements EU regulations, creating a traceable mapping between Bulgarian and EU law.

Key areas of EU-Bulgarian law alignment:

  • GDPR (2016/679) -- implemented via the Закон за защита на личните данни (ЗЗЛД, amended 2019)
  • NIS2 Directive (2022/2555) -- transposed into Bulgarian cybersecurity legislation
  • eIDAS Regulation (910/2014) -- applicable directly; supplemented by the Закон за електронния документ и електронните удостоверителни услуги
  • DORA (2022/2554) -- financial sector digital resilience obligations
  • AI Act (2024/1689) -- EU regulation applicable directly across all member states
  • AML Directives -- implemented via Bulgarian anti-money laundering legislation

The EU bridge tools provide bi-directional lookup: find which Bulgarian statutes implement a given EU act, or find which EU acts underpin a given Bulgarian provision.

MetricValue
EU Member StateSince 2007
Legal SystemCivil law (continental European tradition)
Official GazetteДържавен вестник (dv.parliament.bg)
EUR-Lex IntegrationAutomated metadata fetching

See EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md for detailed documentation.


Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Bulgarian legal databases:

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

SourceCheckMethod
Statute amendmentsLex.bg / parliament.bg comparisonAll 1,997 statutes checked
New statutesДържавен вестник publications (90-day window)Diffed against database
EU reference stalenessGit commit timestampsFlagged if >90 days old

Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

ScannerWhat It DoesSchedule
CodeQLStatic analysis for security vulnerabilitiesWeekly + PRs
SemgrepSAST scanning (OWASP top 10, secrets, TypeScript)Every push
GitleaksSecret detection across git historyEvery push
TrivyCVE scanning on filesystem and npm dependenciesDaily
Docker SecurityContainer image scanning + SBOM generationDaily
Socket.devSupply chain attack detectionPRs
OSSF ScorecardOpenSSF best practices scoringWeekly
DependabotAutomated dependency updatesWeekly

See SECURITY.md for the full policy and vulnerability reporting.


Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Statute text is sourced from official Bulgarian legislative publications (parliament.bg, Lex.bg). However:

  • This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
  • Verify critical citations against primary sources (Държавен вестник) for court filings
  • EU cross-references are extracted from Bulgarian statute text, not EUR-Lex full text
  • Always confirm current in-force status via Lex.bg before relying on a provision professionally

Before using professionally, read: DISCLAIMER.md | PRIVACY.md

Client Confidentiality

Queries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment. See PRIVACY.md for Висш адвокатски съвет (Supreme Bar Council of Bulgaria) compliance guidance.


Documentation


Development

Setup

bash
git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Bulgarian-law-mcpcd Bulgarian-law-mcpnpm installnpm run buildnpm test

Running Locally

bash
npm run dev                                       # Start MCP servernpx @anthropic/mcp-inspector node dist/index.js   # Test with MCP Inspector

Data Management

bash
npm run ingest              # Ingest statutes from parliament.bg / Lex.bgnpm run build:db            # Rebuild SQLite databasenpm run check-updates       # Check for amendments and new statutes

Performance

  • Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
  • Database Size: 93 MB (efficient, portable)
  • Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

More Ansvar MCPs

Full fleet coverage at ansvar.eu/coverage.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

  • Court case law expansion (Supreme Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court)
  • EU Regulations MCP integration (full EU law text, CJEU case law)
  • Historical statute versions and amendment tracking
  • Secondary legislation (наредби, правилници)

Roadmap

  • Core statute database with FTS5 search

  • Full corpus ingestion (1,997 statutes, 17,103 provisions)

  • EU law integration tools

  • Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment

  • Daily freshness checks

  • Case law expansion (ВКС, КС)

  • Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)

  • Secondary legislation expansion


Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

bibtex
@software{bulgarian_law_mcp_2026,  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},  title = {Bulgarian Law MCP Server: Production-Grade Legal Research Tool},  year = {2026},  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Bulgarian-law-mcp},  note = {Comprehensive Bulgarian legal database with 1,997 statutes and 17,103 provisions}}

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

Ansvar attribution code: BG-Statutory-PD. Basis: ZAPSP (Закон за авторското право и сродните му права) Art. 4(1) — broad statutory-PD carve-out covering all four categories of official legal material.

  • Statutes & Legislation: Bulgarian National Assembly via parliament.bg API. Reused under ZAPSP Art. 4(1).
  • EU Metadata: EUR-Lex (EU public-domain notice).

Coverage scope (broad)

ZAPSP Art. 4(1) is one of the broadest statutory-PD carve-outs in the EU audit. It covers all four standard categories:

  • Statutes (закони, постановления, наредби)
  • Court decisions (judicial output)
  • Administrative-authority decisions
  • Preparatory documents

See docs/audits/2026-05-17-eu-copyright-statutory-works-batch-3-BG-HR-SK-SI-SE.md in the Ansvar architecture-documentation repo for the verbatim Art. 4(1) text and the coverage analysis.


About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the European market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for Bulgarian law -- turns out everyone building for the Bulgarian and EU markets has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 1,997 statutes shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden


Built with care in Stockholm, Sweden

Source: README.md at commit 40fd707

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  1. v1.2.0LatestSep 16, 2026

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