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`legal_get_toc`¶

Returns the table of contents of a law with norm keys (§ 1, Art. 3), titles and chapter headings in document order.

When to use¶

Before the LLM loads full text of individual norms
When the user wants to "browse" the statute
For structural research ("What's in BGB Book 5 — succession law?")

Parameters¶

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`law_abbreviation`	string	—	Law abbreviation (e.g. `bgb`, `dsgvo`, `stgb`)
`source_type`	enum	—	Optional. `gii`, `eurlex`, `eurlex_caselaw`, `rechtsprechung`. Empty = auto-detect
`offset`	int	0	Pagination offset
`limit`	int	100	Max entries per page (1–500)

Example¶

{
  "tool": "legal_get_toc",
  "arguments": {
    "law_abbreviation": "bgb",
    "limit": 100
  }
}

The response carries norm keys, titles and hierarchy per entry — the LLM can pass the returned norm_id directly to legal_get_context to read the full text of a selected norm.

Tips¶

Use pagination. Large statutes like BGB have over 2000 entries — combine offset and limit for clean slices.

Resource alternative. legal://law/{source_type}/{abbreviation} returns the same as a resource template (counts toward quota like a tool call).