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canlii for Zed

io.github.mohammadfarooqi/canlii

Search Canadian case law, browse legislation, and check citations via the CanLII API.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install canlii in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "canlii": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canlii-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANLII_API_KEY": "<CANLII_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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