# Indiana Code (remote · mcp.openindianalaw.org)

Search unofficial Indiana Code, IGA companions, and appellate cases. Not legal advice.

- Trust score: 66/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `mcp.openindianalaw.org`: 66/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-openindianalaw-indiana-code/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-openindianalaw-indiana-code/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 406, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 61/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3489 tokens (~134/item across 26 items; 26 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 33/100
  - Stability observed for 10 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 26 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 27 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Indiana Code MCP server?

Indiana Code is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http org-openindianalaw-indiana-code 'https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp'
```

### Cursor

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

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "org-openindianalaw-indiana-code": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.org-openindianalaw-indiana-code]
url = "https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "org-openindianalaw-indiana-code": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add org-openindianalaw-indiana-code --url 'https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  org-openindianalaw-indiana-code:
    url: "https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "org-openindianalaw-indiana-code": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add org-openindianalaw-indiana-code -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-openindianalaw-indiana-code": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-04 (score 66, 0)

- [functional] New tool “case_transcription_search”
- [functional] New tool “corpus_manifest”
- [cosmetic] “case_search” added an optional parameter “offset”

### 2026-11-03 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 65, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-30 (score 64, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-28 (score 63, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “case_get” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 2248 → 3333
- [functional] New tool “iac_browse”
- [functional] New tool “iac_get_section”
- [functional] New tool “iac_resolve_citation”
- [functional] New tool “iac_search”
- [functional] New tool “judicial_officers_browse”
- [functional] New tool “judicial_officers_search”
- [functional] New tool “local_rules_browse”
- [functional] New tool “local_rules_search”

### 2026-10-27 (score 62, 0)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-26 (score 62)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (26)

### `corpus_manifest` (~26 tokens)

Inspect loaded corpus coverage

Loaded counts, snapshot years, deployment identity and explicit freshness unknowns. Check before research.

### `ic_search` (~98 tokens)

Search Indiana Code

Full-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 title number such as '31' or '7.1'.

Input parameters:

- `as_of`
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)
- `title`

### `ic_resolve_citation` (~90 tokens)

Resolve Indiana Code citation

Find 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.

Input parameters:

- `text` (string, required)

### `ic_get_section` (~105 tokens)

Get Indiana Code section as of a date

Text 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 level and flags. Check `flags` and
        `confidence` before relying on a date between January and June.

Input parameters:

- `as_of`
- `section_id` (string, required)

### `ic_get_versions` (~49 tokens)

List versions of an Indiana Code section

All distinct versions of a section across 2017 to 2026 with effective dates, the years each appeared in, and the act clauses that touch it.

Input parameters:

- `section_id` (string, required)

### `ic_browse` (~56 tokens)

Browse the Indiana Code outline

Outline of the Code. With no node_id, list titles; with '31' list articles; with '31-16' chapters; with '31-16-15' sections (latest snapshot).

Input parameters:

- `node_id`

### `ic_get_act` (~84 tokens)

Get an Indiana public law's code changes

The 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.

Input parameters:

- `act_id` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)
- `offset` (integer)

### `ic_list_companion` (~54 tokens)

List companion IGA documents

List Constitution, Non-code, full Acts, and archive-title PDFs loaded from the IGA downloads page. kind is constitution, noncode, acts, or archive_title.

Input parameters:

- `kind`
- `year`

### `ic_search_companion` (~64 tokens)

Search companion IGA documents

Full-text search of companion PDFs (Constitution, Non-code statutes, full Acts text, archive titles). Use ic_get_companion for a page.

Input parameters:

- `kind`
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)
- `year`

### `ic_get_companion` (~54 tokens)

Get a companion document page

One page of a companion document (doc_id like 'constitution-2026' or 'acts-2026'). Pages are 1-based.

Input parameters:

- `doc_id` (string, required)
- `page` (integer)

### `case_search` (~320 tokens)

Search Indiana cases

Search 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, not official status). disposition is affirmed, reversed, remanded, vacated, dismissed, mixed, or unlabeled when that index is loaded. A single label also matches a mixed closing that includes it. The label is a rule read of the closing line, not an official judgment. standard is de_novo, abuse_of_discretion, clearly_erroneous, sufficiency, prima_facie_error, substantial_evidence, or arbitrary_or_capricious when that index is loaded. Plain words such as 'de novo' are accepted. A standard is a rule read of a sentence that states it, not a ruling on which standard governs. separate is concurs, dissents, concurs_in_part, dissents_in_part, concurs_in_result, transfer_dissent, or joins when that index is loaded. That label is the slip's own "with separate opinion" vote line, not a holding. author is the slip byline name, or per_curiam, when that index is loaded. Most hits are metadata only.

Input parameters:

- `after`
- `author`
- `before`
- `court`
- `disposition`
- `form`
- `limit` (integer)
- `offset` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)
- `separate`
- `standard`

### `case_transcription_search` (~123 tokens)

Search reviewed case transcriptions

Search reviewed historical reports and scanned-opinion derivatives, separate from primary opinion bodies. Historical editorial headnotes and the initial source notice and caption of a modern scan are excluded from search. Appended correction orders are searched as complete components, including their captions. Each result identifies its derivative type and retains source provenance, source notices and date limitations. These are not official verbatim judicial text or citator results; citation eligibility is not evaluated. case_get includes labeled components.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `offset` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)

### `case_get` (~78 tokens)

Get an Indiana case cluster

One 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_signal is a caution (yellow / red / year banner), never a green certified mark.

Input parameters:

- `cluster_id` (string, required)

### `ic_cases_citing` (~116 tokens)

Cases mentioning an Indiana Code section

Opinions 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, and it is not a good-law signal. court is ind, indctapp, or indtc.

Input parameters:

- `after`
- `before`
- `court`
- `limit` (integer)
- `section_id` (string, required)

### `cases_construing` (~108 tokens)

Cases with a statute construction signal

Opinions 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, or indtc.

Input parameters:

- `after`
- `before`
- `court`
- `limit` (integer)
- `relation`
- `section_id` (string, required)

### `cases_citing_case` (~114 tokens)

Cases citing a case

Opinions 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, not good law. court is ind, indctapp, or indtc.

Input parameters:

- `after`
- `before`
- `court`
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)

### `cases_cited_in` (~86 tokens)

Cases cited in an opinion

Cases 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 listed separately. Text-mention index only: not a citator, not treatment, not good law.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)

### `cases_citing_court` (~132 tokens)

Cases citing a court and year

Indiana 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 Indiana court (ind, indctapp, indtc). Text-mention index only: not a citator, not treatment, not good law.

Input parameters:

- `after`
- `before`
- `citing_court`
- `court` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)
- `year`

### `iac_search` (~115 tokens)

Search the Indiana Administrative Code

Full-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_get_section. title is an IAC title number such as '10' or '312'. Unofficial; not legal advice. Verify at iar.iga.in.gov.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)
- `title`
- `year`

### `iac_resolve_citation` (~72 tokens)

Resolve an Indiana Administrative Code citation

Find 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.

Input parameters:

- `text` (string, required)
- `year`

### `iac_get_section` (~86 tokens)

Get an Indiana Administrative Code section

Text 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.

Input parameters:

- `section_id` (string, required)
- `year`

### `iac_browse` (~75 tokens)

Browse the Indiana Administrative Code outline

Outline 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.

Input parameters:

- `node_id`
- `year`

### `local_rules_browse` (~80 tokens)

Browse Indiana county local rules

Posted 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); this tool does not contact clerks. Unofficial; not legal advice.

Input parameters:

- `county`

### `local_rules_search` (~77 tokens)

Search Indiana county local rules

Full-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; not legal advice.

Input parameters:

- `county`
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)

### `judicial_officers_browse` (~118 tokens)

Browse Indiana judicial officers

Pre-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 'Indiana Supreme Court'. role is judge, magistrate, justice, or chief_justice. Not a post-canvass list. Not salaries. Unofficial; not legal advice.

Input parameters:

- `county`
- `court`
- `role`

### `judicial_officers_search` (~62 tokens)

Search Indiana judicial officers

Name 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.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-openindianalaw-indiana-code/mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 66
- 2026-11-04: 66
- 2026-11-03: 66
- 2026-11-02: 65
- 2026-11-01: 65
- 2026-10-31: 64
- 2026-10-30: 64
- 2026-10-29: 63
- 2026-10-28: 63
- 2026-10-27: 62
- 2026-10-26: 62

## Common questions

### What is the Indiana Code MCP server?

Indiana Code is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as org.openindianalaw/indiana-code. Search unofficial Indiana Code, IGA companions, and appellate cases. Not legal advice. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp).

### Is the Indiana Code MCP server safe to use?

Indiana Code scores 66 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Indiana Code MCP server expose?

Indiana Code exposes 26 tools: corpus_manifest, ic_search, ic_resolve_citation, ic_get_section, ic_get_versions, and 21 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,442 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Indiana Code MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Indiana Code without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Indiana Code MCP server still maintained?

Indiana Code is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/open-indiana-law/indiana-code
- Website: https://mcp.openindianalaw.org/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-openindianalaw-indiana-code/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-openindianalaw-indiana-code/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-openindianalaw-indiana-code/mcp