Vietnamese Law MCP Server

The thuvienphapluat.vn alternative for the AI age.

Query 93 Vietnamese laws -- from the Cybersecurity Law and Personal Data Protection to the Civil Code, Penal Code, and Enterprise Law -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

If you're building legal tech, compliance tools, or doing Vietnamese legal research, this is your verified reference database.

Built by Ansvar Systems

Why This Exists

Vietnamese legal research is scattered across thuvienphapluat.vn, vbpl.vn, vanban.chinhphu.vn, and luatvietnam.vn. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking cybersecurity or data protection requirements
• A legal tech developer building tools on Vietnamese law
• A business navigating enterprise law, investment, or tax regulations

...you shouldn't need to navigate multiple portals in Vietnamese. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Vietnamese law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.

Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

Connect directly to the hosted version -- zero dependencies, nothing to install.

Endpoint: https://vietnamese-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

| Client | How to Connect | |--------|---------------| | Claude.ai | Settings > Connectors > Add Integration > paste URL | | Claude Code | claude mcp add vietnamese-law --transport http https://vietnamese-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp | | Claude Desktop | Add to config (see below) | | GitHub Copilot | Add to VS Code settings (see below) |

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vietnamese-law": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://vietnamese-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

GitHub Copilot -- add to VS Code settings.json:

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "vietnamese-law": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://vietnamese-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use Locally (npm)

npx @ansvar/vietnamese-law-mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vietnamese-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/vietnamese-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

What's Included

| Category | Count | Details | |----------|-------|---------| | Laws | 93 documents | Constitution, 6 Codes, 85 Laws, 1 key Decree | | Provisions | 3,226 articles | Full-text searchable with FTS5 (unicode61 tokenizer) | | Definitions | 104 terms | Extracted from interpretation articles | | Database Size | ~14 MB | Optimized SQLite, portable |

Coverage by Category

| Category | Key Laws | Articles | |----------|----------|----------| | Constitution | Hien phap 2013 | 120 | | Civil Law | Civil Code 2015 (689 arts), Civil Procedure Code 2015 (511 arts) | 1,196 | | Criminal Law | Penal Code 2015 (287 arts incl. cybercrime), Criminal Procedure Code 2015 (503 arts) | 790 | | Cybersecurity & ICT | Cybersecurity Law 2018, Network Security 2015, IT Law 2006, E-Transactions 2023, Data Law 2024, PDP Law 2025 | 238 | | Labour | Labour Code 2019 (220 arts), Employment 2013, Occupational Safety 2015 | 249 | | Commerce & Enterprise | Enterprise Law 2020, Investment 2020, Competition 2018, Consumer Rights 2023, Securities 2019 | 69 | | Finance & Tax | Tax Administration 2019, VAT 2024, CIT 2008, PIT 2007, AML 2022, Credit Institutions 2024 | 30 | | Land & Construction | Land Law 2024, Housing 2023, Construction 2014, Real Estate 2023 | 162 | | Other | Anti-Corruption, IP Law, Press Law, Education, Transport, Defence, and 30+ more | 491 |

Verified data only -- all text is sourced from official thuvienphapluat.vn and vbpl.vn databases. Zero LLM-generated content.

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "What does Article 26 of the Cybersecurity Law say about data localization?"
• "What are the cybercrime penalties in Vietnam's Penal Code?"
• "Search for provisions about 'du lieu ca nhan' (personal data)"
• "What consumer data protection obligations exist under Vietnamese law?"
• "What does Article 21 of the Constitution guarantee regarding privacy?"
• "Find provisions about electronic signatures in the E-Transactions Law"
• "What are the requirements for enterprise registration under the Enterprise Law?"

Available Tools

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_legislation | FTS5 search on 3,226 provisions with BM25 ranking (Vietnamese + English) | | get_provision | Retrieve specific article by law ID + article number | | build_legal_stance | Aggregate citations from multiple laws | | format_citation | Format citations per Vietnamese conventions | | check_currency | Check if law is in force, amended, or repealed | | validate_citation | Validate citation against database (zero-hallucination check) | | get_eu_basis | Get EU/international framework references | | get_provision_eu_basis | Get EU law references for specific provision |

Regulatory Context

• Legal system: Civil law with socialist legal traditions (French and Soviet influences)
• Cybersecurity authority: Ministry of Public Security (MPS)
• IT/Telecoms regulator: Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)
• Data protection: Decree 13/2023/ND-CP is the current primary PDP regulation; standalone Law on Personal Data Protection (No. 91/2025/QH15) takes effect 2026-01-01
• Data localization: Cybersecurity Law 2018 requires storage of Vietnamese user data in Vietnam
• Cross-border transfers: Impact assessment + government registration required
• Language: Vietnamese (tieng Viet) is the legally binding language; English translations are unofficial
• ASEAN member: Participates in ASEAN Framework on Digital Data Governance
• Legislation numbering: Type + Number/Year/Issuing body (e.g., 24/2018/QH14 = Law 24, 2018, 14th National Assembly)

Data Sources & Freshness

| Source | Authority | Method | License | |--------|-----------|--------|---------| | Thu Vien Phap Luat | LawNet | HTML scrape | Open Access | | VBPL | Ministry of Justice | Cross-reference | Government Open Data |

Full provenance metadata: sources.yml

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/vietnamese-law-mcp
cd vietnamese-law-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm test

Data Pipeline

npm run census                        # Generate full law census (data/census.json)
npm run ingest                        # Fetch + parse all laws from census
npm run ingest -- --resume            # Resume interrupted ingestion
npm run ingest -- --limit 5           # Test with 5 laws
npm run ingest -- --skip-fetch        # Reparse cached HTML
npm run build:db                      # Build SQLite database from seeds
npm run check-updates                 # Check for legislative changes

Running Locally

npm run dev                                       # Start MCP server
npx @anthropic/mcp-inspector node dist/index.js   # Test with MCP Inspector

Contract Tests

12 golden contract tests covering:

• 5 article retrieval tests (Constitution Art 21, Cybersecurity Art 1, Penal Code Art 285, Civil Code Art 1, PDP Decree Art 1)
• 3 search tests (du lieu ca nhan, an ninh mang, doanh nghiep)
• 1 citation roundtrip test (thuvienphapluat.vn URL)
• 1 cross-reference test (Labour Code Art 1)
• 2 negative tests (non-existent law, malformed article)

npm run test:contract

Vietnamese Legislation Numbering

| Format | Example | Meaning | |--------|---------|---------| | Law (Luat) | 24/2018/QH14 | Law No. 24, Year 2018, 14th National Assembly | | Decree (Nghi dinh) | 13/2023/ND-CP | Decree No. 13, Year 2023, Government | | Circular (Thong tu) | XX/YYYY/TT-BCA | Circular from Ministry of Public Security | | Decision (Quyet dinh) | XX/YYYY/QD-TTg | Decision of the Prime Minister | | Code (Bo luat) | 91/2015/QH13 | Civil Code No. 91, Year 2015, 13th National Assembly |

Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Text is sourced from official Vietnamese legal databases. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Vietnamese is the legally binding language; English content is unofficial
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• Some laws with newer URL patterns have metadata only (no article text)

Before using professionally, read: DISCLAIMER.md | PRIVACY.md

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Security

See SECURITY.md for vulnerability disclosure policy.

Report data errors: Open an issue

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Vietnamese legislation: Government work product (public domain under Vietnamese law)
• thuvienphapluat.vn: Open Access legal database
• vbpl.vn: Government Open Data (Ministry of Justice)

About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools. This MCP server makes Vietnamese law searchable and AI-readable -- because navigating 93 laws across multiple Vietnamese-language portals shouldn't require a law degree.

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