The new MCP server covers Decree’s Arabic collection alongside the English one. Answers are no longer limited to what we have translated into English, and material that exists only in Arabic is now within reach, including the full text of MJLA fatwas. You no longer need to think about the language of the source. Claude and other tools will search our database in both Arabic and English and answer you in the language you are working in.

The new server is also far better at knowing which version of a law matters. It tells Claude whether an instrument is still in force, has been repealed, or has a consolidated version that supersedes it, so the answer you get quotes the text that actually applies today.

Connecting Decree MCP to Claude

Open Claude, either the desktop app or claude.ai, and go to Settings, then Connectors. Choose “Add custom connector” and paste in https://mcp.decree.om/. Claude will ask you to sign in: use the email address on your Decree account, and we’ll send you a six-digit code to confirm it.

From then on, just ask your legal questions as you normally would. Claude will search Decree on its own when a question calls for it. Try “Is the Omani Labour Law still current, and what changed?” to see it work.

If you set up Decree MCP after our May announcement, you will have a connector pointing at mcp-lr.decree.om. Please delete it. Leaving both in place means your assistant sees two sets of Decree tools and may keep reaching for the older one, which searches only the English collection and does not track amendments using our new smarter logic. In Claude, go to Settings, then Connectors, find the old Decree entry, and remove it before or after adding the new one.

Access is available to Decree members whose subscription includes Lex AI.

More details on how to use Decree MCP are available here:

Decree Risk has until now been a forward-looking tool, reporting liquidations within hours of their announcement so that creditors can lodge their claims with the liquidator before the legal six-month window closes. It could not answer questions about liquidations that took place before Decree Risk was launched.

That matters most when cleaning up legacy receivables. An ageing debtor ledger almost always contains accounts belonging to companies that entered liquidation years ago, and there was no practical way to identify them other than working backwards through years of gazette issues by hand. With thirteen years of announcements now in the database, a finance or collections team can run an entire ledger against the full record in one pass, write off what is no longer recoverable, and act on any account that still falls within a claim period.

The historical records cover announcements published in the Official Gazette from February 2013 to the present, and are structured in the same way as the entries we publish daily.

They are searchable on Decree Risk alongside current announcements, and are also available through our liquidation section, which lets you download the liquidations published in each issue of the Official Gazette on an issue-by-issue basis. For organisations that work with the data in their own systems, the full record is also available through the Decree API, so an existing integration can now query thirteen years of announcements rather than recent ones alone.

Decree Risk is available through a bundle subscription to Decree. If your current bundle does not include Decree Risk, or if you are not yet a member of Decree, you can request a free trial by contacting us here.

A New Design

The app has been rebuilt for the latest version of iOS, with a cleaner and more modern look throughout. We’ve also refined dark mode and improved the Arabic experience across every screen, so the app reads well whichever language you work in.

Now on iPad

Decree is now a full iPad app. Rather than a stretched phone layout, you get a proper side-by-side view that keeps your conversations in sight while you read, which makes the iPad a practical place to do sustained research.

Working with Lex AI

• Faster Answers: Lex AI now returns answers noticeably faster on mobile.
• Suggested Questions: Every new conversation opens with prompts to get you started.
• Conversation Controls: Pin, rename, or delete a conversation without leaving the chat.
• Pick Up Where You Left Off: Conversations now open at your latest message.

Availability

The Decree app is available to all users with a subscription bundle that includes Lex AI. Update to version 3.0 on the App Store to get started.

If your current bundle does not include Lex AI, or if you are not yet a member of Decree, you can request a free trial by contacting us here.

Previously, Lex AI was limited to the English translations available on Decree. That gave precise answers for matters with a translated text, but it left a gap for legislation that existed only in Arabic.

The latest version closes that gap. Lex AI now searches both databases using semantic and keyword search, irrespective of the document’s language. It can also draw on the non-legislative Arabic content in our database, such as the fatwas of the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs.

A restructuring of our database also allows Lex AI to navigate the different versions of a legal document in both languages with confidence. Lex AI now understands how legal instruments relate to one another, which gives it a deeper grasp of the law and lets it handle more sophisticated questions.

We have also upgraded the reasoning and reranking models, which further improve the quality of the answers.

These updates are live for all users on the web, iOS, and Android.

If your current bundle does not include Lex AI, or if you are not yet a member of Decree, you can request a free trial by contacting us here.

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, an open standard for enabling AI agents to access external tools. General-purpose AI tools such as Claude, as well as legal-specific solutions such as Harvey, do not have access to a reliable Omani legislation database, and therefore cannot be confidently trusted when it comes to matters specific to Omani law. Decree MCP allows you to power up your Claude and Harvey accounts by connecting them to Decree directly.

Decree MCP can also be used by organisations wishing to build their own custom-made AI solutions that require access to Omani legislation. For example, if an organisation in Oman wishes to build an in-house AI-powered compliance solution that maps obligations imposed by new Omani laws to specific departments, the in-house solution can link with Decree MCP to maintain continuous access to the latest legislation. This approach can also support greater compliance with data protection requirements, as Decree MCP provides only the legal information and leaves the organisation free to process that data without Decree’s involvement.

Decree MCP is currently experimental, and usage is rate-limited while we learn how legal teams put it to work in practice. Access is available to Decree members whose subscription bundle includes Lex AI.

If your subscription includes Lex AI, you can begin connecting Decree MCP to your AI tools today at https://mcp-lr.decree.om/.

Learn more about Decree MCP on the link below:

Powered by Advanced Agentic Search

The core of this update is Lex AI’s transition to a fully agentic search model, which fundamentally upgrades its ability to intelligently navigate and locate relevant information across Decree’s extensive database of Omani legislation. This agentic capability provides an extremely powerful research experience by offering unprecedented accuracy and a precise ability to pinpoint exact legal provisions and case summaries. It also features a deeper retrieval capacity to synthesize a larger volume of relevant information for complex queries, alongside highly accurate number and data retrieval to ensure you can trust the details in your legal research.

Seamless Conversation History

Legal research is rarely a single question and answer. To better support your workflow, we have added a comprehensive Conversation History feature. You can now easily pick up where you left off by going back to review previous chat conversations. Additionally, you can manage your workspace by renaming individual chats to quickly find specific research topics, and you can delete old conversations you no longer need.

Front Page Access

We have made Lex AI even easier to access. If your subscription includes Lex AI, the assistant will now appear directly on the front page of Decree. You can begin querying our legal database the moment you log in, without having to navigate to a separate page first.

These new features are currently available on the web-based version of Lex AI. They will be added to the mobile version very soon.

Lex AI is available as an add-on to your standard Decree subscription. We highly encourage Decree members to log in today and experience the power and precision of the new agentic search firsthand. If you do not currently have Lex AI on your plan but would like to explore how it can transform your workflow, we would be happy to set up a trial. Please find our contact details here to request a trial.

Tracking these announcements manually through the Official Gazette and daily newspapers is tedious and leaves too much room for human error. The Decree API solves this by giving your software programmatic, real-time access to official Omani liquidation, merger, and dissolution announcements.

Who is this for?

The API is built for any organisation extending credit or services to Omani companies:

• Banks & Lenders: Automatically cross-reference active commercial loans against daily “Liquidation Start” announcements to instantly alert your recovery team.
• Utility Providers: Automatically flag corporate accounts entering dissolution to halt services and initiate immediate debt collection.
• B2B Suppliers: Continuously monitor client lists for “Dissolution and Merger” announcements. If a client is being acquired and dissolved, your finance team gets an immediate heads-up to either transfer the debt to the new acquiring company or lodge a formal creditor objection before the statutory deadline expires.

Technical Highlights

The Decree API is a RESTful service designed for seamless integration:

• Simple & Predictable: Uses standard X-API-Key authentication (1,000 requests/day limit) and returns clean JSON data.
• Actionable Payloads: Whether it’s a “Liquidation Start” or “Dissolution and Merger” event, the API hands you exactly what you need to act: the company’s Commercial Registration (CR) number, names in English/Arabic, publication date, and contact info.
• Secure by Design: To protect your highly confidential client lists, the best practice is to use the GET /announcements/recent endpoint to pull daily updates. This allows your system to cross-reference CR numbers locally, ensuring your customer data never leaves your internal network.

You can view the full documentation of Decree API with examples of use on our API page.

Decree API is a separate service from the subscription service of Decree. Use the link below to contact us if you are interested in learning more about this powerful service:

The app, available on iOS and Android, allows members to search legislation, ask questions, and view related sources directly from their phones. This capability enables users to leverage Decree’s artificial intelligence legal research assistant without having to be seated at a desktop computer.

As part of our launch, we are providing unrestricted mobile access to all Decree members for one month, regardless of your current plan.

After this introductory month, mobile app access will be exclusive to users who have the web-based version of Lex AI included in their subscription bundle.

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Laws & Amendments

17 Royal Decrees

The year 2025 was a landmark year for Omani legislation, introducing several major new laws that reshape the economic and social landscape. Most notably, the Personal Income Tax Law was issued, marking a significant shift in the nation’s fiscal policy. Other critical pieces of legislation included the new Banking Law, the Public Health Law, the Electronic Transactions Law, and the Law Regulating Real Estate. Significant attention was also given to social and human rights issues with the issuance of the Law Combating Human Trafficking, the Law of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the Law Regulating the Transfer and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues.

Systems & Amendments

2 Royal Decrees

In Oman, the term “system” refers to a legal instrument that governs the operation of a government entity or the operation of a government legal process. The most significant new system that came out in 2025 was the System of the Central Bank of Oman, which accompanied the new Banking Law. Additionally, amendments were made to the System of the Social Protection Fund to align it with ongoing social protection reforms.

Gov Restructuring

10 Royal Decrees

The government continued its restructuring efforts to enhance efficiency and investment appeal. The most significant development was the establishment of the Court of Investment and Commerce and the issuance of its law. Another major restructuring involved the Secretariat General of the Tender Board, which was renamed and expanded into the Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority. The Alternative Investment Market was established this year.

Treaties

36 Royal Decrees

Oman ratified a substantial number of treaties this year, reflecting its active diplomatic and economic engagement. A historic milestone was the approval of Oman’s accession to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The year featured a flurry of visa exemption agreements with countries such as Russia, Iran, Indonesia, Belarus, and the Maldives, alongside double taxation agreements with nations including Bahrain, Iraq, and Tanzania.

Concessions

12 Royal Decrees

Concession agreements for exploration and mining were approved for multiple blocks, including agreements with Al Tamman Indsil Mining, Oman Chromite Company, and Wusta Mining Company. In the energy sector, the Marsa Protocol relating to the concession for Block 10 was also approved.

Nationality

7 Royal Decrees

Omani nationality is granted, revoked, and re-instated by royal decree and this category had 6 royal decrees in this area, including decrees granting Omani nationality and explicitly authorizing dual nationality with British and Russian citizenships.

Appointments

14 Royal Decrees

The most significant appointments made by royal decree this year were the appointment of a new Governor for the Central Bank of Oman along with confirmation of the appointment of a President for the Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority.

Misc

12 Royal Decrees

In addition to the categories detailed above, there were 9 royal decrees regarding miscellaneous, yet important, topics such as approving the General Budget of the State for 2025 and establishing the Special Economic Zone in Rawdah and the Special Economic Zone in the Governorate of Dhahirah, as well as licensing Space Communication Technologies.

2025 Wrapped

This post outlined the royal decrees issued this year, but this is merely a portion of the Omani legislation that was issued this year which includes ministerial decisions and regulations, all of which are available on Decree.

The year 2026 is expected to have even bigger legal developments. To stay up to date with new laws as they come out, make sure that you follow Decree on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky.

For example, when a member views the Personal Income Tax Law, a new Ask Lex button will appear on the corner of the page. The user can use this command to ask questions about the Personal Income Tax Law without having to query Decree’s entire database. This process is usually faster and can provide more accurate answers when the user needs information from a single specific item.

When Lex AI Spotlight is unable to find the answer in the currently viewed item, the user will be advised to use the full version of Lex AI.

Lex AI and Lex AI Spotlight are available through a bundle subscription to Decree. They are available for free for all Decree members on all subscription plans for the whole of the month of September.

You can try Lex AI Spotlight on most pages on Decree, including the Personal Income Tax Law, the Penal Law, the Personal Data Protection Law, and many more.