MCP server

Cornell Wex

io.github.pipeworx-io/cornell-wex

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Cornell LII Wex MCP — the Legal Information Institute's free legal dictionary and encyclopedia…

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

45

Token cost

About 26,980 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http cornell-wex https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.cornell-wex]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"cornell-wex":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"cornell-wex":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"cornell-wex":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add cornell-wex https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"cornell-wex","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"cornell-wex","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/cornell-wex/mcp"}

Tools

• wex_browse Browses the web · ~210 tokens
  List the Wex legal-encyclopedia entries under one letter of its A–Z index (5,600+ entries in total), with a URL for each. Useful for enumerating terms or paging through a letter; pass an entry to wex_define for its definition. Free (CC BY-NC-SA, 0 credits).
• wex_define ~225 tokens
  Definition of a US legal term or doctrine from Cornell LII's Wex legal encyclopedia: the plain-English explanation, its related Wex terms, topic categories and last-reviewed date. Answers "what does habeas corpus mean", "define adverse possession", "explain res judicata". Free: LII licenses Wex CC B
• wex_search ~242 tokens
  Find Wex legal-encyclopedia entries whose titles contain the given words, searched across the whole 5,600-entry index and ranked by how many words match. Use it when you do not know the exact term (e.g. "possession" lists adverse possession, constructive possession, possession of stolen goods). Retu

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