canlii-mcp

An MCP server providing AI assistants access to Canadian case law and legislation metadata from CanLII across all jurisdictions, supporting search and citation relationships.

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

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7 tools verified — handlers match their declared behaviour

7 read-only tools verified — handlers contain no write/delete/exec

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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: MCP_AUTH_TOKEN

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// known CVEs in dependencies2 high1 medium19 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@hono/node-server@1.19.9GHSA-wc8c-qw6v-h7f6

@hono/node-server has authorization bypass for protected static paths via encoded slashes in Serve Static Middleware

highhono@4.11.9GHSA-q5qw-h33p-qvwr

Hono vulnerable to arbitrary file access via serveStatic vulnerability

mediumhono@4.11.9GHSA-xf4j-xp2r-rqqx

Hono: Path traversal in toSSG() allows writing files outside the output directory

low@hono/node-server@1.19.9GHSA-92pp-h63x-v22m

@hono/node-server: Middleware bypass via repeated slashes in serveStatic

lowhono@4.11.9GHSA-26pp-8wgv-hjvm

Hono missing validation of cookie name on write path in setCookie()

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configCANLII_API— Server fallback (env ) Self-hosted single-tenant. Required for stdio.

🔐 secretMCP_AUTH_TOKEN— Authorization: Bearer <> — gates access to the MCP server itself

configPORT— 3000 CANLII_API=your_api_key node dist/index.js --transport http

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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commit: 4bfd48d77d4b2c292ab8dbf52cced855582704b5

code hash: 92e8b84cce93e4baad0e98f7b5e353190113506b4536b91738513e6ebd9ec91e

verified: 6/10/2026, 10:41:06 AM

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