BAILII UK Case Law

Name: BAILII UK Case Law
Author: paulieb89

by paulieb89communityv1.0.1

The BAILII MCP Server allows users to search UK case law on BAILII and retrieve judgments with automatic section extraction. It runs locally to bypass BAILII's restrictions on cloud IPs.

From the registry: Search UK case law on BAILII — court judgments with section extraction. Runs locally.

GitHub Repository Website

Install & configure

Prerequisites

optional
Install uv
Provides uvx to run the server directly from PyPI.
https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
required
Python 3.10+
Required for pip-based install.
https://www.python.org/

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `bailii-mcp` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Python 3.10+** — Required for pip-based install. (https://www.python.org/)

Optional prerequisites:
- Install uv — Provides uvx to run the server directly from PyPI. (https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `uvx`
- args: ["bailii-mcp"]

Note: Must run locally — BAILII blocks cloud IPs. No API key required.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: Must run locally — BAILII blocks cloud IPs. No API key required.