eurlex_lookup_celex

MCP tool from Eur Lex MCP Server by cyanheads

Resolve an EU legal citation — a CELEX number or an ELI URI — to the canonical CELLAR work.

How to use it

eurlex_lookup_celex is exposed by the Eur Lex MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the eurlex_lookup_celex tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Eur Lex MCP Server

$docker run --rm -p 3010:3010 eur-lex-mcp-server

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Other tools in Eur Lex MCP Server (6)

eurlex_browse_subjects

Search the EuroVoc multilingual thesaurus to resolve human-readable terms to EuroVoc concept IDs — required before using the eurovocconcept filter in eurlexsearchdocuments.

eurlex_get_cases

Search CJEU and General Court case law — judgments, orders, and Advocate General opinions — by case number, party name, subject, or date range.

eurlex_get_document

Fetch structured metadata and full text (HTML, Markdown, or Formex4 XML) for a work by CELEX number or ELI URI.

eurlex_get_relations

Traverse the CELLAR relationship graph: amendment chain, consolidated versions, legal basis, citation network, and national transposition measures.

eurlex_query_sparql

Execute a raw SPARQL SELECT query against the CELLAR Virtuoso endpoint. Results capped at 100; use only when curated tools don't cover the needed CDM ontology traversal.

eurlex_search_documents

Search EU legislation, treaties, and preparatory acts across the CELLAR corpus. Filters by document type, date range, EuroVoc concept, author institution, and in-force status.