# OpenCaseLaw (opencaselaw.ch)

Searchable open database of Swiss court decisions and federal and cantonal laws, with an MCP server, REST API and bulk dataset download.

- Atlas card: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/opencaselaw.ch
- Site: https://opencaselaw.ch
- For: legal professionals, researchers and developers who need searchable Swiss court decisions and statutes
- Categories: data
- Use 7/100 · alive 100/100

## Used for

- search Swiss federal and cantonal court decisions
- follow citations between decisions and statutes
- run scripted bulk research over the court corpus

## Price

Not read yet.

## For developers

- API docs: https://opencaselaw.ch/api
- MCP server: ch.opencaselaw/swiss-caselaw (namespace; open on 2026-10-19, 42 tools)
- Read 2026-10-19

## MCP server, measured daily

Server: https://mcp.opencaselaw.ch/mcp, checked every day since 2026-10-19 (3 checks).

- Answered: measuring, 3 daily checks so far
- Median first answer: 680 ms
- Sign-in: none
- Context its tool definitions take: about 14346 tokens (42 tools)
- Tool definitions: A, 100/100
- Failing "params_described": 1 of 42 tools
- Method: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/mcp/report

## Your data

- Certifications stated: none
- Read 2026-10-19

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Source: INITE Atlas, https://inite.ai/en/atlas/opencaselaw.ch. JSON: https://inite.ai/api/atlas/opencaselaw.ch. MCP: https://inite.ai/api/mcp (atlas_lookup).