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mcp/russellbrenner/auslaw
MCP server by russellbrenner · agentic ai · agentic coding · aglc4 · Audited 2026-10-10
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jurisd is an open, local-first research and drafting workbench for AU/NZ law. It gives you, or the AI assistant you already use, fast answers from legislation and case law where every claim traces back to the primary source. It runs locally by default, so confidential and privileged work never has t

Verdict
BLOCK
Grade
D
Trust score
69 /100
Exposed tools
12 12r · 0w · 0d
Transport
stdio · streamable-http
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
37
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

Source-grounded Australian & New Zealand legal research, on your own machine.

jurisd is an open, local-first research and drafting workbench for AU/NZ law. It gives you, or the AI assistant you already use, fast answers from legislation and case law where every claim traces back to the primary source. It runs locally by default, so confidential and privileged work never has to leave your machine.

flowchart LR
q["Query: a case nameor cases citing X"]
q --> route{"In a local module"}
route -->|"yes, offline"| local["Local recall:provision lookup,semantic search,citation graph"]
route -->|no| live{"AustLII reachable"}
live -->|"Cloudflare-blocked"| exa["Exa discoveryor direct citation URL"]
live -->|yes| fetch
exa --> fetch["Fetch AustLII documentHTML or PDF"]
local --> src["Primary source obtained"]
fetch --> src
src --> aglc4["Format AGLC4 citation"]
aglc4 --> trace["Trace cited-by andciting casesvia the citation graph"]
trace --> out["Result:case text, AGLC4 citation,and citing cases,each linked to its source"]

Guiding principle: no source span, no trusted legal claim. Vector recall is recall, not authority; a model's output is a candidate until you can see its source and check it.

Previously published as `auslaw-mcp`.

Status: v0.5.0, pre-1.0. The surface that ships today is a CLI, a TUI search shell, and a set of tools the AI assistant you already run can call, across live research, citation and bibliography work, and local data modules. The longer arc is in Where this is heading.

Why jurisd is different

  • Traceable, not hallucinated. Every result links to its primary source (an

austlii.edu.au URL, the provision text, an AGLC4 citation). You verify it; you do not take its word.

  • Local-first and private. Recall, provision lookup, and the citation graph

work offline ove

Read from source at commit 9191bb73b29eOBSERVED · 2026-10-10
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02

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.

claude-code
claude mcp add jurisd --env EXA_API_KEY=${EXA_API_KEY} --env ISAACUS_API_KEY=${ISAACUS_API_KEY} --env TAVILY_API_KEY=${TAVILY_API_KEY} -- npx -y [email protected]
claude-desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jurisd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "${EXA_API_KEY}",
        "ISAACUS_API_KEY": "${ISAACUS_API_KEY}",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "${TAVILY_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
03

Exposed tools (12)

12 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.

ToolRiskDescription
bibliographyread
citeread
fetch_document_textread
find_citingread
format_citationread
get_act_structureread
get_provisionread
list_data_modulesread
resolve_citationread
search_casesread
search_legislationread
semantic_search_localread
04

Trust audit

BLOCKgrade D · trust 69/100 Do not install this without reading the findings. The audit found something that could harm you or your machine.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codeFAIL
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
declared (5 observation(s))
Network
declared (9 observation(s))
Shell
declared (3 observation(s))
Dependencies
not all pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (25)

HIGHNetwork egress · net.metadata_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
k8s/networkpolicy.yaml:48
# link-local/metadata (169.254.0.0/16, incl. 169.254.169.254) are excluded
Why it matters. cloud metadata endpoint: the classic SSRF credential grab
MEDIUMNetwork egress · net.beacon_words · CWE-200, CWE-319
k8s/networkpolicy.yaml:8
# services / the cloud metadata endpoint — ideal for SSRF pivoting and exfil.
MEDIUMNetwork egress · net.raw_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
scripts/release-smoke.mjs:90
const res = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/health`, {
MEDIUMNetwork egress · net.raw_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
scripts/release-smoke.mjs:134
const res = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/mcp`, {
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.binary · CWE-1104
src/test/fixtures/modules/fixture-embedded/chunks.parquet
chunks.parquet
Why it matters. a compiled or binary member cannot be reviewed from source
Fix. ship source, or explain the binary in the README
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.binary · CWE-1104
src/test/fixtures/modules/fixture-embedded/documents.parquet
documents.parquet
Why it matters. a compiled or binary member cannot be reviewed from source
Fix. ship source, or explain the binary in the README
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.binary · CWE-1104
src/test/fixtures/modules/fixture-embedded/edges.parquet
edges.parquet
Why it matters. a compiled or binary member cannot be reviewed from source
Fix. ship source, or explain the binary in the README
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.binary · CWE-1104
src/test/fixtures/modules/fixture-embedded/unmatched_citations.parquet
unmatched_citations.parquet
Why it matters. a compiled or binary member cannot be reviewed from source
Fix. ship source, or explain the binary in the README
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.binary · CWE-1104
src/test/fixtures/modules/fixture/chunks.parquet
chunks.parquet
Why it matters. a compiled or binary member cannot be reviewed from source
Fix. ship source, or explain the binary in the README
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.gitleaks.toml
.gitleaks.toml
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.prettierignore
.prettierignore
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.prettierrc.json
.prettierrc.json
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
src/test/performance/search-performance.test.ts:2
import { searchAustLii } from "../../services/austlii.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
src/test/smoke/austlii.smoke.test.ts:6
import { searchAustLii, calculateAuthorityScore, isCaseNameQuery } from "../../services/austlii.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
src/test/smoke/austlii.smoke.test.ts:7
import type { SearchResult } from "../../services/austlii.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
src/test/smoke/citation.smoke.test.ts:13
} from "../../services/citation.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
src/test/smoke/fetcher.smoke.test.ts:6
import { fetchDocumentText } from "../../services/fetcher.js";
LOWNetwork egress · net.metadata_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
src/test/unit/fetch-module-security.test.ts:191
"https://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/", // metadata
Why it matters. cloud metadata endpoint: the classic SSRF credential grab
LOWNetwork egress · net.metadata_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
src/test/unit/url-guard.test.ts:48
assertRedirectAllowed({ href: "https://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/" }),
Why it matters. cloud metadata endpoint: the classic SSRF credential grab
LOWNetwork egress · net.raw_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
src/test/unit/capability-probe.test.ts:90
process.env.ISAACUS_BASE_URL = "http://192.0.2.1:81/v1";
LOWNetwork egress · net.raw_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
src/test/unit/fetch-module-security.test.ts:191
"https://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/", // metadata
LOWNetwork egress · net.raw_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
src/test/unit/fetch-module-security.test.ts:193
"https://127.0.0.1/x",
LOWObfuscation / stealth · obf.base64_blob · CWE-506, CWE-94
src/test/fixtures/austlii-cloudflare-challenge.html:1
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en-US"><head><title>Just a moment...</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge"><meta nam
LOWSupply chain · supply.unpinned · CWE-829, CWE-1357
package.json
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, axios, cheerio, dotenv, file-type, pdf-parse, zod, @eslint/eslintrc
Why it matters. 25 dependency range(s) float
Fix. pin exact versions or ship a lockfile
INFOSupply chain · prompt.pipe_to_shell · CWE-829, CWE-1357
k8s/README.md:295
curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-10 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 9191bb73b29efull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/russellbrenner__auslaw.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
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Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-109191bb73b29eBLOCKD69first audit
06

Questions

What is the AusLaw MCP server?

jurisd is an open, local-first research and drafting workbench for AU/NZ law. It gives you, or the AI assistant you already use, fast answers from legislation and case law where every claim traces back to the primary source. It runs locally by default, so confidential and privileged work never has t

What tools does AusLaw expose?

12 in total: 12 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is AusLaw safe to connect to an agent?

No — not without reading the findings first. The audit graded it D (69/100) and found 1 critical or high issue in the source. Each one is listed on this page with the file and line it is on.

What credentials does AusLaw need?

It reads EXA_API_KEY, ISAACUS_API_KEY and TAVILY_API_KEY from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.

How does AusLaw run?

It speaks stdio and streamable-http, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as jurisd at 0.5.0.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (9191bb73b29e), read on 2026-10-10. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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