Tools (4)

harvest_changes
get_document
search_by_type
report_feedback

harvest_changes

Get recently changed Danish legislation documents from Retsinformation.

Returns documents that were added, modified, or removed in the last 24 hours
(or for a specific date within the last 10 days). Includes laws (LOV),
regulations (BEK), circulars (CIR), and other official documents.

Each document includes an ELI URL for retrieving the full text.

Returns:
Dict with 'count' and 'documents' list. Each has accession_number,
document_type, change_date, reason_for_change, and eli_url.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`date`	`any`	optional	Date (YYYY-MM-DD, within last 10 days). Omit for today's changes.

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "harvest_changes",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

get_document

Get full details of a Danish legal document by its accession number.

Retrieves the document XML via ELI (European Legislation Identifier) URI
and parses key metadata: title, dates, status, subjects, and body text.

Document types include:
- LOV: Laws (love)
- BEK: Regulations (bekendtgørelser)
- CIR: Circulars (cirkulærer)
- VEJ: Guidelines (vejledninger)

Returns:
Document detail dict with title, dates, status, subjects, and body_text excerpt.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`accession_number`	`string`	required	Accession number from harvest results (e.g. 'B20260037005')

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_document",
    "arguments": {
      "accession_number": "123456789"
    }
  }
}

search_by_type

Search recent Danish legislation changes filtered by document type.

Filters today's (or a specific date's) harvest feed by document type.
Useful for monitoring specific categories of legal changes.

Returns:
Dict with 'count' and 'documents' list filtered by type.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`doc_type`	`any`	optional	Document type filter: 'LOV' (law), 'BEK' (regulation), 'CIR' (circular), 'VEJ' (guideline)
`date`	`any`	optional	Date (YYYY-MM-DD, within last 10 days). Omit for today.

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "search_by_type",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

report_feedback

Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.

Use this when something doesn't work as expected, when you'd like
a new feature, or when you have suggestions for improvement.

Args:
feedback: Describe the issue or suggestion.
feedback_type: One of 'bug', 'feature_request', or 'general'.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`feedback`	`string`	required
`feedback_type`	`string`	optional	(default: "general")

JSON-RPC Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "report_feedback",
    "arguments": {
      "feedback": "example"
    }
  }
}

Quick Start

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/retsinformation/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "get_document", "arguments": {"accession_number": "example"}}}'

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.post(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/retsinformation/",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "id": 1,
  "params": {
    "name": "get_document",
    "arguments": {
      "accession_number": "example"
    }
  }
},
)
print(resp.json())