Cambodian Law MCP Server

The National Assembly of Cambodia alternative for the AI age.

Query 7,982 Cambodian laws -- from the Law on Telecommunications and the Criminal Code to the Law on Commercial Enterprises, Labour Law, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

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

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

Why This Exists

Cambodian legal research is scattered across the National Assembly website, cambodialawcenter.org, OHCHR Cambodia, and un.org/cambodia. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking if a statute is still in force
• A legal tech developer building tools on Cambodian law
• A researcher tracing Cambodian legislation across national and international frameworks

...you shouldn't need dozens of browser tabs and manual PDF cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Cambodian law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable in both Khmer and English.

Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

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

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

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

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

Use Locally (npm)

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

Cursor / VS Code:

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "cambodian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/cambodian-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally:

• "ស្វែងរក​ច្បាប់​ការ​ការពារ​ទិន្នន័យ​ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន" (Search for personal data protection law)
• "What does the Law on Telecommunications say about data privacy?"
• "Find provisions in the Criminal Code about cybercrime"
• "ស្វែងរក​ច្បាប់​ការងារ​អំពី​ម៉ោង​ធ្វើការ" (Search Labour Law provisions on working hours)
• "Is the Law on Commercial Enterprises still in force?"
• "Find provisions about electronic transactions in Cambodian law"
• "What ASEAN frameworks does Cambodia's cybersecurity law align with?"
• "Validate the citation: Law on Telecommunications, Article 97"
• "Build a legal stance on consumer protection obligations in Cambodia"

What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (National Assembly of Cambodia, OHCHR Cambodia). Zero LLM-generated content.

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from national-assembly.org.kh, cambodialawcenter.org, and OHCHR Cambodia official sources
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains law text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

• Search returns ranked provisions with BM25 scoring (safe for context)
• Provision retrieval gives exact text by law identifier + chapter/article
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

National Assembly Portal --> Parse --> SQLite --> FTS5 snippet() --> MCP response
                               ^                        ^
                        Provision parser         Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search National Assembly portal --> Download PDF --> Search in Khmer --> Cross-reference with another law --> Check OHCHR for UN basis --> Repeat

This MCP: "What does Cambodia's Law on Telecommunications say about data privacy, and how does it align with ASEAN frameworks?" --> Done.

Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

International Law Integration Tools (5)

International Law Alignment

Cambodia is not an EU member state or candidate country. Cambodian law aligns with international frameworks through:

• ASEAN frameworks -- Cambodia is an ASEAN founding member; laws on digital economy, data, and trade align with ASEAN agreements
• UN conventions -- Cambodia has ratified multiple UN human rights and commercial law conventions
• OHCHR Cambodia -- Human rights legislation aligns with UN Human Rights frameworks
• UNCITRAL -- Electronic transactions and commercial law follow UNCITRAL model law principles
• Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) -- Professional legal practice regulated by the BAKC (bakc.org.kh)

The international bridge tools allow you to explore these alignment relationships -- checking which Cambodian provisions correspond to ASEAN or UN requirements, and vice versa.

Note: International cross-references reflect alignment and treaty obligation relationships. Cambodia adopts its own legislative approach, and the tools help identify where Cambodian and international law address the same domains.

Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Cambodian legal databases:

• National Assembly of Cambodia -- Official laws passed by the National Assembly
• Cambodia Law Center -- Comprehensive law database with English translations
• OHCHR Cambodia -- UN human rights treaty ratifications and related legislation
• UN Cambodia -- UN-referenced Cambodian legislation

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks

A GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources. Zero LLM-generated content.

Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

See SECURITY.md for the full policy and vulnerability reporting.

Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Statute text is sourced from the National Assembly of Cambodia, cambodialawcenter.org, and OHCHR Cambodia. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Court case coverage is not included -- do not rely solely on this for case law research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• International cross-references reflect alignment relationships, not formal transposition
• English translations are provided for reference; the authoritative text is in Khmer
• For professional legal advice in Cambodia, consult a member of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC)

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

Client Confidentiality

Queries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment.

Development

Setup

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

Running Locally

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

Data Management

npm run ingest              # Ingest laws from official sources
npm run build:db            # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run check-updates       # Check for amendments and new laws

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~17 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

Related Projects: Complete Compliance Suite

This server is part of Ansvar's Compliance Suite -- MCP servers that work together for end-to-end compliance coverage:

@ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

Query 49 EU regulations directly from Claude -- GDPR, AI Act, DORA, NIS2, MiFID II, eIDAS, and more. Full regulatory text with article-level search. npx @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

@ansvar/security-controls-mcp

Query 261 security frameworks -- ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, CIS Controls, SCF, and more. npx @ansvar/security-controls-mcp

@ansvar/sanctions-mcp

Offline-capable sanctions screening -- OFAC, EU, UN sanctions lists. pip install ansvar-sanctions-mcp

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Expanded Khmer-language provision coverage
• Court case law (Court of Appeal, Supreme Court decisions)
• Historical law versions and amendment tracking
• Sub-decree and royal decree coverage

Roadmap

• Core law database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (7,982 laws, 13,691 provisions)
• International law alignment tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Court case law expansion
• Historical law versions (amendment tracking)
• Sub-decree and royal decree coverage
• Expanded English translations

Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{cambodian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Cambodian Law MCP Server: AI-Powered Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Cambodian-law-mcp},
  note = {7,982 Cambodian laws with 13,691 provisions in Khmer and English}
}

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: National Assembly of Cambodia (public domain)
• English Translations: Cambodia Law Center (open access)
• UN/OHCHR Materials: United Nations (public domain)

About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the global market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool -- turns out everyone building compliance tools has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 7,982 Cambodian laws shouldn't require a law degree.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden

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