LexLint: a lint for the law that governs software
by lexlint.io · io.lexlint/lexlint
Declare what your app does and where it operates; get cited, jurisdiction-specific findings.
- Category
- Developer tools
- Connection
- Remote (HTTP)
- Tools
- 8 reported
- Status
- Online
Connect it to your AI
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http lexlint https://mcp.lexlint.io/mcpClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps
Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):
https://mcp.lexlint.io/mcpThis server expects extra headers, usually an API key from its maker.
Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"lexlint": {
"url": "https://mcp.lexlint.io/mcp"
}
}
}Tools it offers
8 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.
set_profileStep 1 of the lint. Declare what the app does (activities) and where it will operate (jurisdiction slugs), from the app's own code: ask the user which app if they have not said, and lint only one whose code you can openrun_lintStep 2 of the lint, and the one that returns findings. Pass the activities and jurisdictions set_profile validated, and get lint-style findings: which obligations apply, with severity (warn/info), citation, as_of_date, sget_lawOne jurisdiction's law from the LexLint law library, across all thirteen topics LexLint covers: AI law, scraping/crawling and access legality, personal-data and biometric privacy, product-security and cyber-resilience laresolve_domain_jurisdictionBest-effort mapping from a domain to the jurisdiction whose law governs its OPERATOR, for feeding into the other tools. Never uses server or edge-node location; IP addresses are refused. Costs one to four upstream requescheck_accessPreflight. Reports whether an UnGovr Open Data key reached LexLint, whether it is valid, how much of today's free allowance is left and when it resets, how current the law library is, and whether the LexLint plugin you aclaim_trial_keyMints a 30-day UnGovr Open Data trial key with no account, no sign-in and no email, good for 50 requests and 10 distinct jurisdictions over its whole life, and returns it in this result. Run it ONLY after the developer csubmit_feedbackSend the developer's feedback on LexLint to the people who build it, recorded against their UnGovr account so we can write back. Run this ONLY on the developer's explicit yes. It may be raised unprompted in exactly one pupload_lint_runStore one lint run on the LexLint portal, against the UnGovr account that signed in or owns the key, and return the portal URL and, for a trial key, a share URL that opens the run with no sign-in for 30 days. This is the
Questions
What is the LexLint: a lint for the law that governs software MCP server?
Declare what your app does and where it operates; get cited, jurisdiction-specific findings. It is made by lexlint.io and listed in the official MCP Registry as io.lexlint/lexlint. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use outside tools.
How do I add LexLint: a lint for the law that governs software to Claude?
In the Claude app or claude.ai, open Settings, then Connectors, choose "Add custom connector" and paste https://mcp.lexlint.io/mcp. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http lexlint https://mcp.lexlint.io/mcp
How do I add LexLint: a lint for the law that governs software to ChatGPT?
ChatGPT can use remote MCP servers as connectors. In ChatGPT settings, under Apps and Connectors, turn on developer mode if asked, create a new connector and paste https://mcp.lexlint.io/mcp.
How do I add LexLint: a lint for the law that governs software to Cursor?
Open Cursor settings, go to MCP, choose "Add new MCP server" (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json) and add: { "mcpServers": { "lexlint": { "url": "https://mcp.lexlint.io/mcp" } } }
Does LexLint: a lint for the law that governs software work right now?
Yes. It responded when we last checked on 31 Oct 2026. We check remote MCP servers every day.
What can LexLint: a lint for the law that governs software do?
It gives your AI 8 tools, including set_profile, run_lint, get_law, resolve_domain_jurisdiction, check_access. The full list is on this page.
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