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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indiana-code": {
      "url": "https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

24 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• ic_searchFull-text search of Indiana Code sections. Returns section ids, headings and short snippets (one hit per section); fetch the text with ic_get_section. `as_of` (YYYY-MM-DD) picks the year's snapshot; `title` limits to one
• ic_resolve_citationFind Indiana Code citations in free text ('IC 31-16-15-25', 'I.C. § 7.1-1-1-1', 'Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (2024)') and return canonical section ids, headings, and nearby sections when an id does not exist.
• ic_get_sectionText of one section, e.g. section_id '31-16-15-25', as of a date (YYYY-MM-DD, default today). Returns the version in force with effective dates, amending acts, acts that take effect later (pending_acts), a confidence lev
• ic_get_versionsAll distinct versions of a section across 2017 to 2026 with effective dates, the years each appeared in, and the act clauses that touch it.
• ic_browseOutline of the Code. With no node_id, list titles; with '31' list articles; with '31-16' chapters; with '31-16-15' sections (latest snapshot).
• ic_get_actThe Code sections an act amended, added or repealed, with effective dates. act_id like 'P.L.98-2026' (loaded for 2017 and 2019 to 2026). Long acts are paged with limit and offset.
• ic_list_companionList Constitution, Non-code, full Acts, and archive-title PDFs loaded from the IGA downloads page. kind is constitution, noncode, acts, or archive_title.
• ic_search_companionFull-text search of companion PDFs (Constitution, Non-code statutes, full Acts text, archive titles). Use ic_get_companion for a page.
• ic_get_companionOne page of a companion document (doc_id like 'constitution-2026' or 'acts-2026'). Pages are 1-based.
• case_searchSearch Indiana Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court clusters from a CourtListener extract. court is ind, indctapp, or indtc. form is memorandum or opinion when decision forms are indexed (text classification, n
• case_getOne Indiana opinion cluster by CourtListener cluster id. Includes opinion text only when the extract has a body. Includes author when that index is loaded: the slip byline, not the trial judge and not a holding. version_
• ic_cases_citingOpinions whose text mentions this Code section (IC / Ind. Code citations). section_id like '35-42-1-1'. This is a text-mention index, not a citator: it does not say the case construed, applied, or followed the statute, a
• cases_construingOpinions with a citation-sentence signal for this Code section. relation is construes or applies. section_id like '35-42-1-1'. Status is rule_unreviewed: not a holding, not a citator, not good law. court is ind, indctapp
• cases_citing_caseOpinions whose text cites this case. query is a CourtListener cluster id, a reporter cite such as '848 N.E.2d 341', or an Indiana case number such as '22A-CT-925'. Text-mention index only: not a citator, not treatment, n
• cases_cited_inCases this opinion's text cites, resolved against Harvard reporter identifiers and Rule 22 case numbers. query is a cluster id, reporter cite, or case number. Unresolved federal and sister-state reporter mentions are lis
• cases_citing_courtIndiana opinions whose text has a (court year) parenthetical. court is an Indigo-style abbreviation such as '7th Cir.', 'N.D. Ind.', 'S.D. Ind.', or 'Ill.'. year is optional (2021). citing_court filters the citing Indian
• iac_searchFull-text search of the electronic Indiana Administrative Code. year is an edition year such as 2006; omit it to use the edition iar.iga.in.gov labels Current. Returns section ids, headings and snippets; fetch text with
• iac_resolve_citationFind IAC citations in free text ('10 IAC 1.5-1-1') and return canonical section ids. year selects a loaded edition; omit it for Current. This is not an Indiana Code (IC) resolver.
• iac_get_sectionText of one IAC section, e.g. section_id '10-1.5-1-1' or '10 IAC 1.5-1-1'. year selects a loaded edition; omit it for the edition iar.iga.in.gov labels Current. Unofficial; not legal advice.
• iac_browseOutline of the IAC. With no node_id, list titles; with '10' list articles; with '10-1.5' rules; with '10-1.5-1' sections. year selects a loaded edition; omit it for Current.
• local_rules_browsePosted current local-rule compilations for Indiana counties. No county lists all 92 with posted/missing status. county is a slug such as 'lake-county' or a name such as 'Lake'. Missing counties name Trial Rule 81(G); thi
• local_rules_searchFull-text search of posted current county local-rule PDFs. county optionally narrows to one county name or slug. Proposed rules are not indexed. Fetch a page with ic_get_companion using the returned doc_id. Unofficial; n
• judicial_officers_browsePre-election roster of Indiana judicial officers from the official Directory of Courts and Clerks (trial, 2026-10-21) and appellate bios (2026-10-27). county is a name such as 'Adams'. court is 'Circuit Court' or 'Indian
• judicial_officers_searchName search of the pre-election judicial officer roster. query is a surname or part of a name. Not a post-canvass list. Not salaries. Unofficial; not legal advice.

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