Swiss Grounding
Cited answers about Switzerland from official federal, cantonal and municipal sources.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
A
Findings (3)
- LOWTool 'swiss_federal_law' description lacks action verbin swiss_federal_law
- LOWTool 'swiss_holidays' description lacks action verbin swiss_holidays
- LOWTool 'swiss_rates' description lacks action verbin swiss_rates
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
~3,817Tokens (tool definitions)
~2.5 KBTypical response size
Significant attention impact (2.98% of 128k context)
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"swiss-grounding-mcp": {
"url": "https://swiss-grounding-mcp-542630986415.europe-west6.run.app/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://swiss-grounding-mcp-542630986415.europe-west6.run.app/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (13)
🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢swiss_coverage
List the topics, geography, sources and freshness this server covers, and what it does not. Call this only when unsure whether a question is in scope.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢swiss_place_info(place)
Resolve a Swiss place to its official municipality: BFS number, canton, district, postcodes, permanent resident population (latest BFS figure) and official website. Use for "how many people live in X", "which canton is X in", or to find a municipality's website.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"place": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003')."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢search_official_info(query, place, language, limit)
Full-text search over official Swiss web pages: ch.ch (all languages), federal offices, the 26 cantons and large cities. Use for procedures, rules, deadlines, fees and "how do I…" questions (permits, moving, taxes, social insurance, driving licences, customs, schools, housing, voting). Give `place` to restrict results to federal + that canton/municipality. Returns verbatim excerpts with URLs.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"description": "Key words of the question, best in the language of the source (e.g. 'permis de conduire étranger échanger').",
"type": "string"
},
"place": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003')."
},
"language": {
"anyOf": [
{
"description": "Language of the user's question.",
"enum": [
"de",
"fr",
"it",
"rm",
"en"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"limit": {
"default": 5,
"maximum": 8,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢read_official_page(url, focus, max_chars)
Fetch the current text of an official Swiss page (live, respecting robots.txt) and return the passages around `focus`. Only official Swiss domains are allowed.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"description": "URL on an official Swiss domain (admin.ch, ch.ch, a cantonal or municipal site), typically from search_official_info.",
"type": "string"
},
"focus": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Words to focus on, e.g. 'délai 12 mois'."
},
"max_chars": {
"default": 3000,
"maximum": 8000,
"minimum": 500,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢swiss_federal_law(sr_number, article, query, language)
Quote federal law from the official consolidated text on Fedlex (version currently in force), with article links. Federal law only; cantonal law is not included.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"sr_number": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "SR number or abbreviation: '220' or 'OR'/'CO', 'ZGB'/'CC', 'SVG', 'VZV', 'AIG', 'KVG', 'AHVG', 'MWSTG'…"
},
"article": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Article number, e.g. '335c', '42'."
},
"query": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Title words to find an act, or (with sr_number) a topic to find the relevant articles, e.g. 'Kündigungsfrist'."
},
"language": {
"default": "de",
"description": "Language of the user's question.",
"enum": [
"de",
"fr",
"it",
"rm",
"en"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢health_insurance_premiums(place, age, franchise, accident_cover, insurance_model, ...)
Cheapest mandatory basic health insurance premiums (Grundversicherung, assurance de base, assicurazione di base — every plan here is basic insurance) for a municipality, age and deductible, from the official FOPH premium data (same data as priminfo.admin.ch).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"place": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003')."
},
"age": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maximum": 120,
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Age of the insured person."
},
"franchise": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Deductible in CHF (adults 300-2500, children 0-600). Omit to get the cheapest offer for every deductible."
},
"accident_cover": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include accident cover (default no: employees are insured by their employer).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"insurance_model": {
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"free_choice_of_doctor",
"family_doctor",
"hmo",
"telmed_or_other"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Only if the user explicitly asks for one insurance model. Leave empty to compare all models (the cheapest is usually an alternative model)."
},
"year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Premium year; default current year."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢swiss_holidays(place, year, kind, language)
School holidays by canton or municipality, or public holidays, for a year.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"place": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003')."
},
"year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Calendar year; default current year."
},
"kind": {
"default": "school",
"description": "School holidays or public holidays.",
"enum": [
"school",
"public"
],
"type": "string"
},
"language": {
"default": "de",
"description": "Language of the user's question.",
"enum": [
"de",
"fr",
"it",
"rm",
"en"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢waste_collection(place, waste_type, street, from_date)
Next waste collection dates (cardboard, paper, household waste, green waste…) from municipal open data. Needs the municipality; some cities also need postcode or street (the tool will say).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"place": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003')."
},
"waste_type": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "e.g. Karton/carton/cartone, Papier, Kehricht, Grüngut, Metall. Omit for all types."
},
"street": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Street (and number) if the user gave one."
},
"from_date": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "ISO date to start from; default today."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢public_transport(origin, destination, when, arrival, limit)
Swiss public transport connections or next departures (official timetable data).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Departure station or place, e.g. 'Zürich HB'."
},
"destination": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Destination; omit for a departure board."
},
"when": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "ISO date-time (Europe/Zurich), e.g. 2026-10-01T08:30; default now."
},
"arrival": {
"default": false,
"description": "Interpret `when` as arrival time.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"limit": {
"default": 3,
"maximum": 6,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢federal_votes(vote_date, place, language)
Subjects of the next federal popular vote, or official results of a past vote.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"vote_date": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "ISO date of a vote; omit for the next vote (or the latest if none is scheduled)."
},
"place": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Canton to add its result, optional."
},
"language": {
"default": "de",
"description": "Language of the user's question.",
"enum": [
"de",
"fr",
"it",
"rm",
"en"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢swiss_rates(kind, currency, language)
Current mortgage reference interest rate for rents (BWO) or SNB CHF exchange rates.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"kind": {
"description": "Mortgage reference rate for rents (BWO), or SNB exchange rate.",
"enum": [
"reference_interest_rate",
"exchange_rate"
],
"type": "string"
},
"currency": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "For exchange_rate: EUR, USD, GBP…"
},
"language": {
"default": "de",
"description": "Language of the user's question.",
"enum": [
"de",
"fr",
"it",
"rm",
"en"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢company_register(name_or_uid)
Check whether a company is registered: UID, legal seat, commercial register and VAT status, from the federal UID register.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name_or_uid": {
"description": "Company name or UID (CHE-123.456.789).",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"name_or_uid"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}🟢current_weather(place, language)
Latest measured weather (temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind) at the MeteoSwiss station nearest to a Swiss municipality. Measurements only, no forecasts.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"place": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003')."
},
"language": {
"default": "de",
"description": "Language of the user's question.",
"enum": [
"de",
"fr",
"it",
"rm",
"en"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"enum": [
"ok",
"needs_context",
"not_covered",
"not_found",
"source_error"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object"
},
"citations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"missing_context": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"guidance": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"summary"
]
}Community
Evidence
Recent observations
verifiedversion not recorded13 tools