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DavisStirling

by davisstirling.org · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by org.davisstirling

California HOA law: Davis-Stirling Act text and 189 court decisions. Read-only, no auth.

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8 tools: 8 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http davisstirling https://davisstirling.org/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

8 tools

Only reads 8Claude Code: allow
  • browse_topicsUse this when the user wants an overview of an area of HOA law (e.g.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "browse_topics" says "browse": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the user wants an overview of an area of HOA law (e.g. board meetings, elections, assessments and collections, records, architectural review, disputes) or asks what this source covers. Omit topic to list all subject areas; pass one to get its sections and leading cases. Do not use it to answer a specific legal question; use search.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Browse Davis-Stirling topics
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
  • fetchUse this to read the full document for an id returned by search: a statute section’s official text, or a court decision’s DavisStirling summary followed by the start of the opinion…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "fetch" says "fetch": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this to read the full document for an id returned by search: a statute section’s official text, or a court decision’s DavisStirling summary followed by the start of the opinion, with source and currency information. Do not use it to search; use search first to get an id.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Fetch a document
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
  • find_interpreting_casesUse this when the user asks which court decisions interpret or apply a Davis-Stirling section.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "find_interpreting_cases" says "find": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the user asks which court decisions interpret or apply a Davis-Stirling section. Includes decisions citing its pre-2014 number (former Civil Code §§1350–1378, via the verified AB 805 table), ranked by how central the section is to each opinion, each with the court’s own sentence. Do not use it as a complete citator: it covers only the decisions in this library.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Find cases citing a section
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
  • get_court_caseUse this when the user names or cites a California HOA court decision (e.g.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_court_case" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the user names or cites a California HOA court decision (e.g. "Nahrstedt", "8 Cal.4th 361") or you need what a case held. Returns the court, date and citations, the Davis-Stirling sections the opinion cites (with the court’s own sentence), the cases it cites, a clearly labeled DavisStirling summary, and optionally pages of the opinion text. Do not use it for statutes or for decisions outside this library.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a California HOA court decision
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
  • get_statute_sectionUse this when you need the official text of a Davis-Stirling Act section (California Civil Code) by number, optionally one subdivision, with its last amendment, cross-references, d…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_statute_section" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when you need the official text of a Davis-Stirling Act section (California Civil Code) by number, optionally one subdivision, with its last amendment, cross-references, defined terms and the cases that cite it. Accepts "4920", "§ 4920(b)(2)" or "Civ. Code § 4920". Do not use it for other codes (Corporations, Government, Code of Civil Procedure) or for court cases.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a Davis-Stirling section
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
  • resolve_citationUse this when you need to check a California HOA citation before relying on it: a Davis-Stirling section (current, or a former pre-2014 number like "Civ.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "resolve_citation" says "resolve": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when you need to check a California HOA citation before relying on it: a Davis-Stirling section (current, or a former pre-2014 number like "Civ. Code 1363"), or a case by reporter citation or name. Returns the current authority and, for former numbers, where the provision lives now per the AB 805 recodification table. Do not use it for citations to other states or other California codes.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Check a citation
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http davisstirling https://davisstirling.org/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__davisstirling__search",
      "mcp__davisstirling__fetch",
      "mcp__davisstirling__get_statute_section",
      "mcp__davisstirling__get_court_case",
      "mcp__davisstirling__find_interpreting_cases",
      "mcp__davisstirling__get_related_authorities",
      "mcp__davisstirling__resolve_citation",
      "mcp__davisstirling__browse_topics"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as davisstirling. Review it before you use it.