Ris

io.github.Honeyfield-OrgPublished by GitHub account Honeyfield-Orgv1.9.0Updated Nov 4, 2026

Access Austrian laws, court decisions & legal documents via the RIS API.

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Overview

Ris's local MCP server; no sign-in required; STDIO; 13 tools.

No AI overview yet: these facts come from the registry entry and the server itself.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Ris 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

RIS MCP Server

[CI] [npm version] [License: MIT] [Node.js] [MCP] [MCP Registry]

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants access to Austria's official legal database — the Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS).

Ask your AI assistant about Austrian law, and it will search and retrieve legal documents directly from the official government API. No API key required.

What You Can Do

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant things like:

"What does Austrian law say about tenancy rights?"

"Find Constitutional Court decisions on freedom of expression."

"Show me §1295 of the ABGB (Austrian Civil Code)."

"What laws about climate protection were published in 2024?"

"Look up the building code for the province of Salzburg."

"Get the full text of document NOR40052761."

The server translates these natural language requests into structured API calls against the RIS Open Government Data API.

Features

  • 13 specialized tools covering all major RIS collections
  • Federal law (ABGB, StGB, UGB, ...) and state law for all 9 provinces
  • Court decisions from 16 court types (Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Administrative Court, ...)
  • Law gazettes — Federal (BGBl) and state (LGBl)
  • Government bills, ministerial decrees, cabinet protocols
  • Full document retrieval with smart prefix-based routing
  • Change history tracking across 36 application types
  • Interactive result list (MCP Apps) in hosts that support it — with a full text answer everywhere else
  • Markdown and JSON output formats
  • Free and open — uses Austria's Open Government Data API, no API key needed

Quick Start

Run directly without installation:

bash
pnpm dlx ris-mcp-ts

Or install globally:

bash
pnpm add -g ris-mcp-ts

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (Settings > Developer > Edit Config):

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
json
{  "mcpServers": {    "ris": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]    }  }}

Note: The "Add custom connector" UI in Claude Desktop only supports remote MCP servers (HTTP/SSE). Local stdio servers like this one must be configured via the JSON file.

Tip: You can also use pnpm dlx instead of npx in all configuration examples if you prefer pnpm.

Claude Code

Add to your project or user settings:

bash
claude mcp add ris -- npx -y ris-mcp-ts

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project:

json
{  "servers": {    "ris": {      "type": "stdio",      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]    }  }}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global access):

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "ris": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]    }  }}

Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP config at ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "ris": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "ris-mcp-ts"]    }  }}

Other MCP Clients

Any MCP-compatible client can connect via stdio transport:

bash
npx -y ris-mcp-ts# or: pnpm dlx ris-mcp-ts

Available Tools

ToolDescription
ris_bundesrechtSearch federal laws (ABGB, StGB, UGB, etc.)
ris_landesrechtSearch state/provincial laws (all 9 provinces)
ris_judikaturSearch court decisions (16 court types)
ris_bundesgesetzblattSearch Federal Law Gazettes (BGBl I/II/III)
ris_landesgesetzblattSearch State Law Gazettes (LGBl)
ris_regierungsvorlagenSearch government bills
ris_dokumentRetrieve full document text by ID or URL
ris_dokument_abschnittReturn one section of an open document by character offset (feeds the document viewer widget)
ris_bezirkeSearch district authority announcements
ris_gemeindenSearch municipal law and regulations
ris_sonstigeSearch miscellaneous collections (8 sub-apps)
ris_historyTrack document change history (36 app types)
ris_verordnungenSearch state ordinance gazettes

Interactive Result List

One widget, all eleven search tools. There is a single interactive result list, and every search tool renders into it: federal law, state law, case law, the federal and state law gazettes, government bills, district authority announcements, municipal law, the miscellaneous collections, change history and the ordinance gazettes. The screenshots below are the same widget in two different hosts, not two different features.

ris_dokument opens a reader instead. A single document can run to a quarter of a million characters, far past what one answer may carry, so the viewer loads it section by section as you scroll, offers an outline to jump by where the document has one, and links back into RIS. The full text still reaches the chat either way — the widget is never the only copy.

Hosts that support the MCP Apps extension render the hits as an interactive list — page through results without retyping the search, open a document in the browser, or request its full text with one click. The widget follows the host's light or dark theme; the shots below show both.

[The RIS widget running inside Claude: a connector row reading 'ris-mcp / ris_bundesrecht', below it the result list for 'Verbrauchergewährleistungsgesetz' with 40 hits and its first sections, each tagged 'Bundesrecht'.][The same RIS widget running inside ChatGPT: the result list for 'Verbrauchergewährleistungsgesetz' with 40 hits and its first sections, above ChatGPT's own composer with the placeholder 'ChatGPT fragen'.]
In ClaudeIn ChatGPT

[Case law search for 'Verjährung' in the light theme: 7,466 hits, with court, decision date and case number on the expanded result, the actions 'Im RIS öffnen', 'PDF' and 'Volltext in den Chat', and pagination controls at the bottom.]
The expanded detail view, light theme — metadata, the three actions, and pagination

Example Prompts

RIS is a German-language database, so these work best in German. Each of these lands on a different tool:

"Zeig mir das Verbrauchergewährleistungsgesetz" — ris_bundesrecht

"Finde aktuelle OGH-Rechtsprechung zu Verjährung" — ris_judikatur

"Was steht im Tiroler Landesrecht zum Naturschutz?" — ris_landesrecht

"Zeig mir BGBl. I Nr. 175/2021" — ris_bundesgesetzblatt

In a host without MCP Apps support the same prompts return the full text answer instead — see the table below.

HostWhat you get
claude.aiResult list (pagination, document links) + document viewer (outline navigation, lazy loading)
ChatGPTResult list (pagination) + document viewer (outline navigation, lazy loading)
Claude Code, and any client without MCP Apps supportThe regular text results, unchanged

The chat answer is always complete. The widgets are an addition to it, never a replacement — a host that does not render them loses nothing.

Tool Reference

ris_bundesrecht — Federal Laws

Search Austrian federal laws such as ABGB, StGB, UGB, and more.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
suchwortestringFull-text search (e.g., "Mietrecht", "Schadenersatz")
titelstringSearch in law titles (e.g., "ABGB", "Strafgesetzbuch")
paragraphstringSection number (e.g., "1295" for §1295, "7" for Art 7)
abschnitt_typstringType of section paragraph refers to: "Paragraph" (default), "Artikel" (article-based laws like B-VG), "Anlage" (annex)
applikationstring"BrKons" (consolidated, default), "Begut" (drafts), "BgblAuth" (gazette), "Erv" (English translations)
fassung_vomstringDate for historical version (YYYY-MM-DD)
seitenumberPage number (default: 1)
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" (default) or "json"

All parameters are optional. At least one search parameter (suchworte, titel, or paragraph) should be provided.

Note: applikation="Erv" (English translations) uses a different parameter vocabulary internally (SearchTerms/Title) and does not support paragraph/abschnitt_typ or fassung_vom.

ris_landesrecht — State/Provincial Laws

Search state laws of the nine Austrian provinces.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in law titles
bundeslandstringProvince: Wien, Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Kaernten, Steiermark, Burgenland
paragraphstringSection number (e.g., "1" for §1, "7" for Art 7)
abschnitt_typstringType of section paragraph refers to: "Paragraph" (default), "Artikel", "Anlage"
fassung_vomstringDate for historical version (YYYY-MM-DD)
gesetzesnummerstringExact law number (Gesetzesnummer) of a specific state law
applikationstring"LrKons" (consolidated, default)
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"
ris_judikatur — Court Decisions

Search court decisions from Austrian courts.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
suchwortestringFull-text search in decisions
gerichtsbarkeitstringCourt system / data collection to search — the RIS "Applikation" (see below; default "Justiz")
dokumenttypstring"rechtssatz" (headnotes only), "entscheidungstext" (full texts only), or "beide" (both, default)
gerichtstringActual court within the jurisdiction (e.g., "OGH", "OLG Wien"); applies to gerichtsbarkeit="Justiz"
rechtsgebietstringBroad legal area: "Zivilrecht" or "Strafrecht" (Justiz)
fachgebietstringOGH subject area (e.g., "Arbeitsrecht"); Justiz, needs dokumenttyp "entscheidungstext"/"beide"
entscheidungsartstringDecision type (e.g., "Erkenntnis", "Beschluss"); allowed values differ by jurisdiction
sammlungsnummerstringCollection number: VfSlg (Vfgh) or VwSlg (Vwgh)
normstringLegal norm (e.g., "1319a ABGB")
geschaeftszahlstringCase number (e.g., "5Ob234/20b")
entscheidungsdatum_vonstringDecision date from (YYYY-MM-DD)
entscheidungsdatum_bisstringDecision date to (YYYY-MM-DD)
sortierungstringSort by decision date: "datum_auf" (oldest first) or "datum_ab" (newest first)
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"

Available gerichtsbarkeit values (16):

ValueCourt system
JustizSupreme Court (OGH), Higher Regional Courts (OLG), Regional Courts (LG) — default
VfghConstitutional Court
VwghSupreme Administrative Court
BvwgFederal Administrative Court
LvwgProvincial Administrative Courts
DskData Protection Authority
AsylGHAsylum Court (historical, until 2013)
NormenlisteIndex of legal norms
PvakPersonnel Representation Supervisory Commission
GbkEqual Treatment Commission
DokDisciplinary Commission
VergFederal Procurement Office (historical, dissolved 2014)
UvsIndependent Administrative Senates (historical, dissolved 2014)
UbasIndependent Federal Asylum Senate (historical, dissolved 2014)
UmseEnvironmental Senate (historical, dissolved 2014)
BksFederal Communications Board (historical, dissolved 2014)
ris_bundesgesetzblatt — Federal Law Gazette

Search the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) — official publications of federal legislation.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
bgblnummerstringGazette number (e.g., "120")
teilstring"1" (I = Acts), "2" (II = Regulations), "3" (III = Treaties)
jahrgangstringYear (e.g., "2023")
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in titles
applikationstring"BgblAuth" (authentic from 2004, default), "BgblPdf" (PDF), "BgblAlt" (1945–2003)
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"
ris_landesgesetzblatt — State Law Gazette

Search State Law Gazettes (LGBl) — official publications of state legislation.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
lgblnummerstringGazette number (e.g., "50")
jahrgangstringYear (e.g., "2023")
bundeslandstringProvince name
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in titles
applikationstring"LgblAuth" (authentic, default), "Lgbl" (general), "LgblNO" (Niederoesterreich)
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"
ris_regierungsvorlagen — Government Bills

Search government bills — draft legislation submitted to parliament.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in titles
beschlussdatum_vonstringApproval date from (YYYY-MM-DD)
beschlussdatum_bisstringApproval date to (YYYY-MM-DD)
einbringende_stellestringSubmitting ministry (e.g., BKA, BMF, BMJ, BMK)
im_ris_seitstringAdded recently: EinerWoche, ZweiWochen, EinemMonat, DreiMonaten, SechsMonaten, EinemJahr
sortierung_richtungstringAscending or Descending
sortierung_spaltestringKurztitel, EinbringendeStelle, Beschlussdatum
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"
ris_dokument — Full Document Retrieval

Retrieve the full text of a legal document by its ID or URL. Uses a dual strategy: direct URL access first, then search API fallback.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
dokumentnummerstringRIS document number (e.g., "NOR40052761")
urlstringDirect URL to document content
response_formatstring"markdown" (default) or "json"

At least one of dokumentnummer or url is required. Long documents are truncated to 25,000 characters.

Supported document prefixes:

PrefixType
NORFederal norms
LBG, LKT, LNO, LOO, LSB, LST, LTI, LVB, LWIState laws (9 provinces)
JWR, JWTSupreme Administrative Court (VwGH)
JFR, JFTConstitutional Court (VfGH)
JJR, JJTOrdinary courts (Justiz)
BVWG, LVWGFederal / State Administrative Courts
DSB, PDK, GBK, PVAB, DKT, NL, ASYLGHData protection, equal treatment, personnel, disciplinary, norm lists, asylum
VERG, JUR, JUT, UBAS, UMSE, BKSHistorical jurisdictions (dissolved 2014)
BGBLA, BGBL, BGBLPDFFederal Law Gazette (authentic / 1945–2003 / PDF)
REGVGovernment bills
BVBDistrict authorities
VBLOrdinance gazettes
MRP, ERL, PRUEF, AVSV, SPG, KMGERCabinet protocols, decrees, trade exams, social insurance, health plans, court announcements

The full routing registry lives in DOCUMENT_ROUTES (src/client.ts); unknown prefixes fall back to a Justiz search.

ris_dokument_abschnitt — Document Section

Return one section of a document already open in the RIS document viewer. Intended for the viewer widget, not for direct use — for the full text of a document use ris_dokument.

The tool is declared app-only (_meta.ui.visibility: ["app"]): hosts that honour the flag hide it from the model and let only the viewer widget call it. It serves the same text ris_dokument produced, from the document cache where possible, so the offsets the viewer holds address the same document.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
dokumentnummerstringRIS document number of the open document - from the ris_dokument call that opened it
urlstringDirect URL of the open document, for documents opened by URL rather than by number
offsetnumberCharacter offset into the document text; 0 returns the first section and the outline (default: 0)

At least one of dokumentnummer or url is required. Each section is 25,000 characters long.

Output (structuredContent):

FieldTypeDescription
textstringThe requested section of the document text
total_lengthnumberLength of the complete document text — compare across calls to detect that the document was re-fetched and offsets shifted
next_offsetnumber | nullOffset to request for the following section, or null at the end of the document
outlinearrayJump targets of the document. Only returned for offset 0; empty when the document has no headings
dokumentnummerstringRIS document number of the document this section belongs to (absent for documents opened by URL)
source_urlstringRIS URL the document text was rendered from
ris_bezirke — District Authority Announcements

Search announcements from district administrative authorities.

Note: Only available for: Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Burgenland, Steiermark.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in titles
bundeslandstringProvince name
bezirksverwaltungsbehoerdestringDistrict authority name
kundmachungsnummerstringAnnouncement number
kundmachungsdatum_vonstringDate from (YYYY-MM-DD)
kundmachungsdatum_bisstringDate to (YYYY-MM-DD)
im_ris_seitstringAdded recently: EinerWoche, ZweiWochen, EinemMonat, DreiMonaten, SechsMonaten, EinemJahr
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"
ris_gemeinden — Municipal Law

Search municipal law — local ordinances and regulations.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in titles
bundeslandstringProvince name
gemeindestringMunicipality name (e.g., "Graz")
applikationstring"Gr" (municipal law, default) or "GrA" (official gazettes)
im_ris_seitstringAdded recently
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"

Additional parameters depend on the selected application. See Gr (municipal law) and GrA (official gazettes) specific parameters in the source code.

ris_sonstige — Miscellaneous Collections

Search miscellaneous legal collections and specialized databases.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
applikationstringRequired. Collection to search (see below)
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in titles
datum_vonstringDate from (YYYY-MM-DD)
datum_bisstringDate to (YYYY-MM-DD)
im_ris_seitstringAdded recently
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"

Available collections:

ValueDescription
MrpCabinet protocols (Ministerratsprotokolle)
ErlaesseMinisterial decrees
UptsParty transparency reports
KmGerCourt announcements
AvsvSocial insurance regulations
AvnVeterinary notices
SpgHealth structure plans
PruefGewOTrade licensing exams

Each collection has additional specific parameters. See the tool description for details.

ris_history — Document Change History

Track document creation, modification, and deletion across the RIS database.

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
applikationstringRequired. Application type (36 options — see below)
aenderungen_vonstringChanges from date (YYYY-MM-DD)
aenderungen_bisstringChanges to date (YYYY-MM-DD)
include_deletedbooleanInclude deleted documents (default: false)
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"

Available applications (36):

Federal law: Bundesnormen, BgblAuth, BgblAlt, BgblPdf, RegV State law: Landesnormen, LgblAuth, Lgbl, LgblNO, Vbl, Gemeinderecht, GemeinderechtAuth Case law: Justiz, Vfgh, Vwgh, Bvwg, Lvwg, Dsk, Gbk, Pvak, AsylGH Other: Bvb, Mrp, Erlaesse, PruefGewO, Avsv, Spg, KmGer, Dok, Normenliste Historical (jurisdictions dissolved on 2014-01-01, change history still tracked): Verg, Upts, Uvs, Ubas, Umse, Bks

ris_verordnungen — State Ordinance Gazettes

Search state ordinance gazettes (Verordnungsblätter).

Note: Currently only data from Tirol is available (since January 2022).

Inputs:

ParameterTypeDescription
suchwortestringFull-text search
titelstringSearch in titles
bundeslandstringProvince name
kundmachungsnummerstringAnnouncement number
kundmachungsdatum_vonstringDate from (YYYY-MM-DD)
kundmachungsdatum_bisstringDate to (YYYY-MM-DD)
seitenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page: 10, 20, 50, 100 (default: 20). Prefer 20; a page over the structured-payload budget is delivered at the next smaller size (see Result size)
response_formatstring"markdown" or "json"

Result size

The text block of every tool is capped at 25,000 characters. The search tools' structuredContent has its own budget of 45,000 characters (serialized); a page that would exceed it is delivered at the next smaller RIS page size (100 → 50 → 20 → 10) with page, page_size, has_more and the query echo rewritten to that size and a German notice in both the text and the payload. Page with query.limit and query.seite as echoed. Prefer limit: 20; 50 suits a broad survey; 100 is only ever delivered when the hits are small. The default is calibrated to Claude Code, which rejects a result whose structured payload exceeds 25,000 tokens (measured: rejected at 58,659 characters, accepted at 46,311; the margin below that covers content that tokenizes worse); claude.ai renders far larger payloads and needs no budget. Self-hosters whose client accepts larger results can raise the budget with the RIS_STRUCTURED_CONTENT_BUDGET environment variable (a positive integer).

Use as a Library

Hosts that run their own MCP server (for example a metered gateway) can register the RIS tools without the bundled transports:

ts
import { McpServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js';import { registerRisTools, RIS_ERROR_META_KEY, UNCOUNTED_TOOLS } from 'ris-mcp-ts/library';
const server = new McpServer({ name: 'my-host', version: '1.0.0' });registerRisTools(server, {  fetch: (url, init) => fetch(url, init), // every RIS request of a tool call goes through here (cache, rate limit)  wrapHandler: (toolName, handler) => async (args, extra) => handler(args, extra), // auth, quota, logging  // documentCache: share one cache across per-request servers in stateless hosting});
  • Every successful result carries the CC BY 4.0 attribution (text block and structuredContent.attribution); every tool description says that only the authentic RIS promulgations are legally binding.
  • Failed calls carry their kind in result._meta[RIS_ERROR_META_KEY]: timeout, upstream (RIS 5xx or network), client (RIS 4xx), parsing, validation or internal — so a host can, e.g., not bill RIS outages.
  • UNCOUNTED_TOOLS lists app-only helpers (ris_dokument_abschnitt) a host should not bill again.

Development

Prerequisites

  • Node.js >= 20.19.0 (required by the Vite 7 widget build)

Setup

bash
git clone https://github.com/Honeyfield-Org/ris-mcp-ts.gitcd ris-mcp-tspnpm installpnpm run build

Scripts

ScriptDescription
pnpm run devStart with hot reload (tsx)
pnpm run buildCompile TypeScript
pnpm startRun compiled version
pnpm testRun the server tests
pnpm run test:uiRun the widget tests (jsdom)
pnpm run gen:uiBuild the widget bundle into src/generated/ (runs automatically before dev/test/typecheck)
pnpm run checkTypecheck + lint + format check + both test suites
pnpm run inspectLaunch MCP Inspector for manual testing

Project Structure

src/├── index.ts           # Entry point (stdio transport)├── server.ts          # MCP server setup, delegates to tools/├── client.ts          # HTTP client for RIS API├── types.ts           # Zod schemas + TypeScript types├── parser.ts          # JSON parsing and response normalization├── formatting.ts      # Output formatting (markdown/json)├── helpers.ts         # Shared helper functions├── constants.ts       # Static mappings and configuration├── widgets.ts         # MCP Apps widget resource + tool metadata├── tools/             # One file per tool handler│   ├── index.ts│   ├── bundesrecht.ts│   ├── landesrecht.ts│   ├── judikatur.ts│   └── ...└── __tests__/         # Unit and integration tests
ui/                    # Widget sources (browser code, built by Vite)├── trefferliste/      # The result-list widget└── shared/            # Host bridge, shared states and theme

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT

Built on the Open Government Data API provided by the Austrian Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt).

Source: README.md at commit 45739bb

Tools

13

ris_bundesrecht

Bundesrecht durchsuchen

Search Austrian federal laws (Bundesrecht). Use this tool to find Austrian federal legislation like ABGB, StGB, UGB, etc. Search strategy: "titel" and "paragraph" are the precise entry points — prefer them whenever the law or the section is known ("paragraph" is ignored for applikation="Erv", the English translations). "suchworte" runs a broad full-text search and the RIS API returns those hits ordered alphabetically by law title, not by relevance, so a common term buries the relevant law under thousands of results. Austrian law often splits one topic across several statutes, so look for a companion law: warranty, for example, is covered both by the VGG (consumer sales, B2C, in force since 2022) and by §§ 922 ff ABGB (general warranty law, including B2B). Example queries: - suchworte="Mietrecht" -> Find laws mentioning rent law - titel="ABGB", paragraph="1295" -> Find specific ABGB section - titel="B-VG", paragraph="7", abschnitt_typ="Artikel" -> Article-based laws - titel="ABGB", fassung_vom="2015-01-01" -> Consolidated version as of a date - applikation="Begut" -> Search draft legislation Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parameterslimitseitetitelparagraphsuchworteapplikationfassung_vomabschnitt_typresponse_format

ris_landesrecht

Landesrecht durchsuchen

Search Austrian state/provincial laws (Landesrecht). Use this tool to find laws enacted by Austrian federal states (Bundeslaender). Search strategy: "titel" and "paragraph" (together with "bundesland") are the precise entry points — prefer them whenever the law or the section is known. "suchworte" runs a broad full-text search and the RIS API returns those hits ordered alphabetically by law title, not by relevance, so a common term buries the relevant law under thousands of results. Austrian law often splits one topic across several statutes and across the federal/state divide — when the topic turns out to be federal rather than state law (warranty, for example, sits in the VGG and in §§ 922 ff ABGB), search it with ris_bundesrecht instead. Example queries: - suchworte="Bauordnung", bundesland="Salzburg" -> Find state building law - titel="Bauordnung", bundesland="Wien", paragraph="1" -> Specific section - suchworte="Naturschutz", bundesland="Tirol", fassung_vom="2020-01-01" -> Version as of a date Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parameterslimitseitetitelparagraphsuchwortebundeslandapplikationfassung_vomabschnitt_typgesetzesnummerresponse_format

ris_judikatur

Judikatur durchsuchen

Search Austrian court decisions (Judikatur). Use this tool to find court decisions from Austrian courts. Choose the jurisdiction via "gerichtsbarkeit" (which court system to search). RIS distinguishes two document kinds, controlled by "dokumenttyp": - Rechtssatz: abstract legal principle / headnote (Leitsatz) distilled from a decision - Entscheidungstext: the full decision text including reasoning (Begruendung) The default "beide" searches both for the most complete results. Example queries: - gerichtsbarkeit="Vfgh", suchworte="Grundrecht" -> Constitutional Court decisions - suchworte="Schadenersatz", gericht="OGH" -> Only Supreme Court (OGH) decisions - norm="1295 ABGB" -> Which decisions cite §1295 ABGB? - gerichtsbarkeit="Justiz", fachgebiet="Arbeitsrecht", sortierung="datum_ab" -> Newest labor-law decisions Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parametersnormlimitseitegerichtsuchwortefachgebietsortierungdokumenttyprechtsgebietgeschaeftszahlgerichtsbarkeitresponse_format+4 more

ris_bundesgesetzblatt

Bundesgesetzblatt durchsuchen

Search Austrian Federal Law Gazettes (Bundesgesetzblatt). Use this tool for historical research and tracking when laws were enacted. Contains official publications of federal laws, ordinances, and treaties. Example queries: - bgblnummer="120", jahrgang="2023", teil="1" -> Find specific gazette - suchworte="Klimaschutz" -> Full-text search in gazettes Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parametersteillimitseitetiteljahrgangsuchwortebgblnummerapplikationresponse_format

ris_landesgesetzblatt

Landesgesetzblatt durchsuchen

Search Austrian State Law Gazettes (Landesgesetzblatt). Use this tool to find official publications of state/provincial laws. Covers all 9 federal states (Bundeslaender). Example queries: - lgblnummer="50", jahrgang="2023", bundesland="Wien" - suchworte="Bauordnung", bundesland="Salzburg" Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parameterslimitseitetiteljahrgangsuchwortebundeslandlgblnummerapplikationresponse_format

ris_regierungsvorlagen

Regierungsvorlagen durchsuchen

Search Austrian Government Bills (Regierungsvorlagen). Use this tool for legislative history and parliamentary materials. Contains government proposals submitted to parliament. Example queries: - suchworte="Klimaschutz" -> Full-text search in bills - einbringende_stelle="BMF (Bundesministerium für Finanzen)" -> Bills from Finance Ministry - beschlussdatum_von="2024-01-01", beschlussdatum_bis="2024-12-31" -> Bills from 2024 Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parameterslimitseitetitelsuchworteim_ris_seitresponse_formatsortierung_spaltebeschlussdatum_bisbeschlussdatum_voneinbringende_stellesortierung_richtung

ris_dokument

Dokument abrufen

Retrieve full text of a legal document. Use this after searching to load the complete text of a specific law or decision. Note: For long documents, content may be truncated. Use specific searches to narrow down. Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parametersurldokumentnummerresponse_format

ris_dokument_abschnitt

Dokumentabschnitt

Return one section of a document already open in the RIS document viewer. Intended for the viewer widget, not for direct use — for the full text of a document use `ris_dokument`. Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parametersurloffsetdokumentnummer

ris_bezirke

Bezirksverwaltungsbehörden durchsuchen

Search Austrian district administrative authority announcements (Kundmachungen der Bezirksverwaltungsbehörden). Use this tool to find announcements and ordinances from district administrative authorities. Note: Only certain states publish here: Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Burgenland, Steiermark. Example queries: - bundesland="Niederösterreich", suchworte="Bauordnung" - bezirksverwaltungsbehoerde="Bezirkshauptmannschaft Innsbruck" Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parameterslimitseitetitelsuchwortebundeslandim_ris_seitresponse_formatkundmachungsnummerkundmachungsdatum_biskundmachungsdatum_vonbezirksverwaltungsbehoerde

ris_gemeinden

Gemeinderecht durchsuchen

Search Austrian municipal law (Gemeinderecht). Use this tool to find municipal regulations and local ordinances. Applications: - Gr: Municipal law (Gemeinderecht) - default - GrA: Cross-border municipal law (Gemeinderecht Authentisch/Amtsblätter) Example queries: - gemeinde="Graz", suchworte="Parkgebuehren" - bundesland="Tirol", titel="Gebuehrenordnung" - applikation="Gr", index="Baurecht" - applikation="GrA", bezirk="Bregenz" Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parametersindexlimitseitetitelbezirkgemeindesuchwortebundeslandapplikationfassung_vomim_ris_seitgeschaeftszahl+7 more

ris_sonstige

Sonstige Sammlungen durchsuchen

Search miscellaneous Austrian legal collections (Sonstige). Use this tool for specialized legal documents and historical materials. Available applications: - PruefGewO: Trade licensing examinations (Gewerbeordnung) - Avsv: Social insurance announcements (Sozialversicherung) - Spg: Health structure plans (Strukturpläne Gesundheit) - Avn: Official veterinary notices (Amtliche Veterinärnachrichten) - KmGer: Court announcements (Kundmachungen der Gerichte) - Upts: Party transparency decisions (Parteien-Transparenz-Senat) - Mrp: Council of Ministers protocols (Ministerratsprotokolle) - Erlaesse: Ministerial decrees (Erlässe der Bundesministerien) Example queries: - applikation="Mrp", suchworte="Budget", einbringer="BMF..." - applikation="Erlaesse", bundesministerium="Bundesministerium für Finanzen" - applikation="Upts", partei="SPÖ - Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs" - applikation="KmGer", kmger_typ="Geschaeftsordnung" - applikation="Avsv", dokumentart="Richtlinie" Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parametersnormlimitseitetitelparteiavn_typgerichtosg_typrsg_typurheberrsg_landabteilung+20 more

ris_history

Änderungshistorie durchsuchen

Search document change history (Aenderungshistorie). Use this tool to track changes to legal documents over time. Shows when documents were created, modified, or deleted. Available applications (30 total): - Bundesrecht: Bundesnormen, BgblAuth, BgblAlt, BgblPdf, RegV - Landesrecht: Landesnormen, LgblAuth, Lgbl, LgblNO, Vbl, Gemeinderecht, GemeinderechtAuth - Judikatur: Justiz, Vfgh, Vwgh, Bvwg, Lvwg, Dsk, Gbk, Pvak, AsylGH - Sonstige: Bvb, Mrp, Erlaesse, PruefGewO, Avsv, Spg, KmGer, Dok, Normenliste Example queries: - applikation="Bundesnormen", aenderungen_von="2024-01-01", aenderungen_bis="2024-01-31" - applikation="Justiz", aenderungen_von="2024-06-01" Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parameterslimitseiteapplikationrequiredaenderungen_bisaenderungen_voninclude_deletedresponse_format

ris_verordnungen

Verordnungsblätter durchsuchen

Search Austrian state ordinance gazettes (Verordnungsblaetter der Laender). Use this tool to find official publications of state/provincial ordinances. NOTE: Currently only Tirol data is available (since January 1, 2022). Other federal states have not yet published their ordinance gazettes in RIS. Example queries: - suchworte="Wolf" -> Full-text search - titel="Verordnung" -> Search in title - bundesland="Tirol" -> Filter by state (currently only Tirol has data) - kundmachungsnummer="25" -> Search by publication number - kundmachungsdatum_von="2024-01-01", kundmachungsdatum_bis="2024-12-31" -> Date range Rechtsverbindlich sind nur die authentischen Kundmachungen im RIS; diese Ergebnisse sind keine Rechtsberatung.

Parameterslimitseitetitelsuchwortebundeslandresponse_formatkundmachungsnummerkundmachungsdatum_biskundmachungsdatum_von

Version history

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  1. v1.9.0LatestNov 4, 2026
  2. v1.8.3Oct 29, 2026
  3. v1.8.2Sep 16, 2026

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