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legal_list_laws

Lists all indexed laws. Discovery tool for the "what's actually in there?" question — useful when the LLM is unsure whether a special-law citation is part of Lawbster's index.

When to use

  • Before a legal_lookup if the abbreviation is uncertain
  • During bot onboarding to know the available corpus

Parameters

Parameter Type Default Description
source_type enum — gii, eurlex, eurlex_caselaw, rechtsprechung
search string — Case-insensitive search over abbreviation and title (e.g. bgb, datenschutz)
limit int 50 Max results per page (1–500)
offset int 0 Pagination offset

Tip

Always set at least source_type or search — the unfiltered list is thousands of entries and too large for tool-use loops.

Examples

All EU regulations

{
  "tool": "legal_list_laws",
  "arguments": {
    "source_type": "eurlex",
    "limit": 100
  }
}

Search for "data"

{
  "tool": "legal_list_laws",
  "arguments": {
    "search": "data"
  }
}

Returns GDPR, BDSG, TTDSG and friends.

Response

{
  "count": 50,
  "total": 11247,
  "has_more": true,
  "next_offset": 50,
  "laws": [
    {
      "abbreviation": "BGB",
      "title": "Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch",
      "source_type": "gii",
      "version_date": "2024-10-01"
    }
  ]
}

Tips

offset for pagination. For large result sets, pass next_offset to the next call — has_more indicates more pages.

Resource alternative. legal://eu_celex_registry provides curated EU acts with CELEX IDs as a static resource (no quota cost).