germany-legal vs LexAPI
germany-legal is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by mlobo2012. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). LexAPI is an MCP server published by Lex-API. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  germany-legal |  LexAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.3 Downloads/month (npm): 188 Downloads/week (npm): 40 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | germany-legal | LexAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@lexapi/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 26 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mlobo2012/germany-smb-legal-plugin | github.com/lex-api/lexapi-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
germany-legal
Give Claude comprehensive German legal knowledge covering 12 practice areas of Bundesrecht with section-level statute citations and 16 interactive calculators. Every § is cited against verified German statutes from gesetze-im-internet.de, with current 2025 values, all 16 Bundesland variations where applicable, and a RDG-compliant disclaimer distinguishing Rechtsinformation from Rechtsberatung. Practice areas include: contract law (BGB Books 1 and 2, AGB-Kontrolle §§305 to 310), employment law (KSchG, BetrVG, TzBfG, MiLoG, AGG), data protection (DSGVO, BDSG 2018, TTDSG), company law (GmbHG, AktG, HGB, GwG), intellectual property (UrhG, MarkenG, PatG, UWG), property law (BGB, GBO, GrEStG, Mietrecht), financial services (KWG, WpHG, ZAG, MiCAR), competition law (GWB, UWG), consumer law (BGB, ProdHaftG, PAngV), civil procedure (ZPO, GKG, RVG), tax law (EStG, KStG, GewStG, UStG, AO), and regulatory bodies (BaFin, BKartA, BfDI, DPMA). Includes 16 interactive calculators: AGB clause checker, Verjährungsrechner, Strei
LexAPI
Search EUR-Lex, fetch parsed EU legislation and case law, explore the citation graph.
How to run each
germany-legal As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install germany-legal@claude-communityLexAPI As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "LEXAPI_API_KEY=<YOUR_LEXAPI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio lexapi-mcp -- npx -y @lexapi/mcpRequires: LEXAPI_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of germany-legal publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: germany-legal · What it can do: LexAPI · Compare two other plugins
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