TheLawyer CLI
Search multi-jurisdiction legal documents from your terminal.
Install
$ curl -fsSL https://thelawyer.sh/install.sh | sh
macOS (arm64, x86_64)Linux (amd64, arm64)
Configuration
$ # Point to your API (or use the hosted service)
$ export THELAW_API_URL=https://api.thelawyer.sh
$ export THELAW_API_KEY=your-api-key
Examples
$ thelawyer search "ansættelsesret"
Search Danish employment law
$ thelawyer search "GDPR data processing" --jurisdiction EU
Search EU regulations
$ thelawyer get-number --year 2018 --number 502
Get a specific law by number
$ thelawyer markdown "funktionærloven"
Get full law text as markdown
$ thelawyer outline funktionaerloven
View the structure of a law
AI Coding Assistants
The installer automatically configures thelawyer as a tool in Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex CLI. Ask about legislation in natural language.
Claude Code
~/.claude/skills/thelawyer/
Gemini CLI
~/.gemini/GEMINI.md
Codex CLI
~/.codex/AGENTS.md
/thelawyer search "ansættelsesret"
/thelawyer markdown funktionaerloven