About tclp-mcp
tclp-mcp connects AI assistants to The Chancery Lane Project’s curated knowledge graph of climate-aligned contract clauses, glossary terms, and guides. It supports legal professionals with read-only search for drafting and sustainability reviews.
Key features
- 01Search climate-aligned clauses
- 02Search glossary terms and guides
- 03Compare contract content
- 04Identify weak emissions obligations
- 05Read-only access
Use cases
- 01Find clauses for sustainable contracts
- 02Review existing terms for sustainability
- 03Check whether emissions duties are enforceable
MCP support
The MCP server exposes search and retrieval from TCLP’s knowledge graph to MCP clients. It is read-only and does not modify content.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http thechancerylaneproject-tclp https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/mcp{"mcpServers":{"thechancerylaneproject-tclp":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"thechancerylaneproject-tclp":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"thechancerylaneproject-tclp":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"thechancerylaneproject-tclp":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
6| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | No | |
| query | string | Yes | |
| rerank | boolean | No | |
| node_type | enum | No | tclp | all |
| include_full_text | boolean | No |
Details
From the project READMETCLP Knowledge Graph MCP
The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) Knowledge Graph MCP is a connector that gives AI assistants like Claude searchable access to TCLP's knowledge graph: a curated body of climate-aligned contract clauses, glossary terms, and practical guides. It is read-only — the connector searches and returns content, and never changes anything.
It won't replace a lawyer, or the experience and judgement you bring. But it clears the boilerplate and the initial drafting: surfacing relevant clauses, comparing content you want to make more sustainable, and helping you spot where an obligation to cut emissions lacks teeth — so you can spend your time on the work that needs you.
Quick install
Add the connector in Claude using its Streamable HTTP URL:
https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/mcp
No API key needed to try it out — connections with no key of their own use a shared public key. A named key (higher rate limits, usage attribution) is available for legaltech platforms and law firms integrating the connector into their own tools: request access.
Documentation
Full docs (install, easy setup for Claude/Cowork/ChatGPT, usage examples) are published at docs/ in this repo, and live at https://mcp.chancerylaneproject.org/docs.
About this repo
This repo hosts the public MCP registry listing (server.json) and connector
documentation for The Chancery Lane Project's knowledge graph MCP server. The server
implementation lives in TCLP's main API repository.
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