search_us_statutes
Hybrid semantic + keyword search; filter by corpusType, state, titleNumber, chapter, year, and more.
How to use it
Project documentation lists search_us_statutes for the Vaquill MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.
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Subscribe to a board via webhook (HMAC-SHA256 signed) or email.
Generic one-string retrieval returning {id, title, text, url, metadata}.
Amendment history: what changed, by which Act, effective when.
Source links (text, PDF, HTML) for one enactment.
Map a repealed criminal code to its 2023 replacement (IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS).
Live API credit pricing (free, no auth).
What our refreshes observed changing on this section over time.
Which USC/CFR sections cross-reference this one (the inverse of crossReferences).
Provisions in other states addressing the same subject, ranked by similarity.
The defined terms that govern a section, from its chapter's definitions section.
The sections immediately before and after, in statutory order.
Metadata for up to 50 sections in one call.
Section metadata by actId (citation, hierarchy, official-source links).
Full HTML + plain text of a section.
Before/after text for one change, as whole documents.
The filter vocabulary the corpus actually holds, with counts.
Browse and filter enactments by jurisdiction, regulator, year, status.
The watchable sources (Federal Register, CFR, a state's statutes, ...).
Browse the statutory hierarchy one level at a time.
Self-describing coverage matrix: which corpora exist in which jurisdiction.
What changed on a watched source. Metadata only, and safe to poll.
Per-attempt webhook delivery log (90 days).
Resolve a Bluebook citation (e.g. 42 U.S.C. § 1983) straight to its section.
Generic one-string corpus search returning {id, title, url}.
Search Indian legislation down to the section.
Send a synthetic delivery to verify signing, auth and reachability.