# Contract Lily MCP server

> Check UK tenancy and employment rules: deposit caps, notice periods, rent increases, holiday and minimum wage.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/contract-lily
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.contractlily.com/mcp` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [Utilities](https://mcp.tc/c/utilities)
- Vendor: Contract Lily
- Homepage: <https://contractlily.com/ai-assistants>

## About

Contract Lily applies code-based rules for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to facts you give. It checks deposit and holding deposit caps, tenancy notice periods, section 13 rent increase notices in England, statutory employment notice, statutory holiday and the UK minimum wage. It can also return links to a full review of a tenancy agreement or employment contract.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://api.contractlily.com/mcp. No sign-in or API key is needed. Results are general information, not legal advice.

## What it can do

- Work out tenancy and holding deposit caps by UK nation
- Find the minimum notice to end a periodic tenancy
- Validate section 13 rent increase notices in England
- Calculate statutory employment notice periods
- Calculate statutory minimum paid holiday
- Check an hourly rate against the UK minimum wage
- Get links to full tenancy or employment contract reviews

## Tools (15)

- `check_deposit_cap`: Work out the maximum tenancy and holding deposit from the rent in any UK nation. (read-only)
- `check_notice_period`: Find the least notice to end a periodic private tenancy and the earliest end date. (read-only)
- `check_rent_increase_notice`: Check an England section 13 rent increase notice against date and form rules. (read-only)
- `check_scottish_rent_increase_notice`: Check a landlord's rent-increase notice for a private residential tenancy in Scotland, outside a rent control area: whether it gives at least three months' notice, whether the rent has already gone up in the 12 months… (read-only)
- `check_welsh_rent_increase_notice`: Check a landlord's notice of a new rent for a periodic standard occupation contract in Wales: whether the new rent starts at least two months after the notice is given, whether it comes at least a year after the last… (read-only)
- `check_northern_ireland_rent_increase_notice`: Check a landlord's rent increase notice, given from 1 April 2025, for a private tenancy in Northern Ireland other than a controlled tenancy (do not use it for a controlled tenancy, which has different rules): whether… (read-only)
- `check_statutory_notice`: Work out the legal minimum notice to end employment from employer or employee. (read-only)
- `check_holiday_entitlement`: Calculate statutory paid holiday days a year from days worked per week. (read-only)
- `check_minimum_wage`: Check an hourly rate against the UK minimum wage for age and apprenticeship. (read-only)
- `get_tenancy_agreement_review_link`: Get the link and details for a full tenancy agreement review. (read-only)
- `get_employment_contract_review_link`: Get the link and details for a full employment contract review. (read-only)
- `start_contract_review`: Send a whole UK tenancy agreement or employment document to Contract Lily for a full review, with the user's agreement to send it.
- `get_contract_review`: See how a review is going, waiting up to about 25 seconds for news. (read-only)
- `answer_contract_review_questions`: Give a review the facts it asked for when its status was needs-answers, each under the key of its question, then carry on waiting for the review.
- `delete_contract_review`: Erase a review for good: the document, its text, the answers and the report. (can modify or delete data)

## Example prompts

- "My rent is £1,250 a month in Manchester and the agent wants a £1,600 deposit. Is that allowed?"
- "My landlord in Leeds served a section 13 notice on 2 June raising rent from 1 July. Is it valid?"
- "I've worked for my employer since March 2022. How much notice do they have to give me?"
- "I'm 20 and paid £10.50 an hour. Is that the minimum wage?"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http contract-lily https://api.contractlily.com/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **contract-lily** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Contract Lily** and paste this URL:

```url
https://api.contractlily.com/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Contract%20Lily&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.contractlily.com%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.contractlily.com/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://api.contractlily.com/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=contract-lily&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5jb250cmFjdGxpbHkuY29tL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contract-lily": {
      "url": "https://api.contractlily.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=contract-lily&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.contractlily.com%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"contract-lily","type":"http","url":"https://api.contractlily.com/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "contract-lily": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.contractlily.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contract-lily": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.contractlily.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add contract-lily --url https://api.contractlily.com/mcp
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.contract-lily]
url = "https://api.contractlily.com/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http contract-lily https://api.contractlily.com/mcp
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contract-lily": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.contractlily.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://api.contractlily.com/mcp`.

## Recent changes

- 2026-11-05 14:53 UTC: New version 1.1.0 (was 1.0.0), reported by the server. Source: automatic check.
- 2026-11-05 14:53 UTC: 4 tools added. Server instructions changed. Source: automatic check. Worth a look: a new tool is marked destructive and new server instructions. Added: answer\_contract\_review\_questions, delete\_contract\_review, get\_contract\_review, start\_contract\_review.
- 2026-10-26 17:48 UTC: 2 tools added. Source: automatic check. Added: check\_northern\_ireland\_rent\_increase\_notice, check\_welsh\_rent\_increase\_notice.
- 2026-10-26 14:29 UTC: Tracking started: 9 tools read. Source: automatic check.

More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/contract-lily#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/contract-lily/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review.

## Details

- Server version: 1.1.0
- MCP protocol version: 2026-07-28
- Last checked: 2026-11-06 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-26
- Updated: 2026-11-05

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