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 It tells Claude whether an instrument is still in force, has been repealed, or has a consolidated version that supersedes it, so the answer you get quotes the text that actually applies today.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:

Organise Your Workflow with Pinned Conversations

Managing multiple research threads is now easier than ever. Your conversation list is now divided into Pinned and Recent sections, so your high-priority projects stay front and center.

• Conversations Controls: We’ve added a simple “hold and press” gesture. Just long-press any conversation to pull up a menu of options to Rename, Delete, or Pin/Unpin your chats.
• Search Within Chats: No more endless scrolling. You can now use the search bar within your conversation history to instantly find specific topics or past advice.

Smart Notifications for Deep Research

Because our new agentic search performs deep synthesis of Omani legislation, complex answers can take a moment to generate. You no longer need to wait inside the app. Simply submit your query and switch to other tasks and Lex AI will send a push notification to your phone and allows you to receive notifications on the desktop as soon as your response is ready.

These updates are live for all users on both iOS and Android as well as the web version of Lex AI. Update your app on the App Store or Google Play Store to get started.

Pick up where you left off You can now access your previous chats at any time. Whether you’re returning to a complex query from yesterday or double-checking a summary from last week, your entire research history is now at your fingertips.

Organize and declutter To help you stay focused, we’ve added tools to customize your conversations list:

• Rename Chats: Give your conversations specific titles (e.g., “Labor Law Compliance” or “RD 53/2023 Analysis”) so you can find them instantly.

• Delete Conversations: Easily remove old threads to keep your research area clean and relevant.

These features are designed to make Lex AI not just a search tool, but a long-term partner in your legal workflow.

Building on the transition to a fully agentic search model that we recently launched on the web, this update fundamentally changes how Lex AI operates on mobile. It is no longer just about returning data quickly; it is about superior depth and reasoning. By shifting to an agentic model, the assistant now intelligently navigates Decree’s vast database of Omani legislation with a higher level of autonomy. This results in unprecedented precision when pinpointing exact legal provisions or case summaries. For complex, multi-layered queries, the system utilizes its deeper retrieval capacity to synthesize large volumes of information, providing the comprehensive context required for high-stakes legal work.

We have also introduced a mobile-specific shortcut to make your on-the-go research even more efficient. You can now retrieve specific legislation instantly by its identifier, simply ask Lex AI about any Royal Decree by its number (e.g., “Royal Decree 53/2023”) and the agentic engine will immediately locate and break down the specific decree for you.

This update ensures that whether you are at your desk or on the move, you have access to the same level of legal intelligence and reliable data retrieval you’ve come to expect from the new Lex AI.

These new agentic features have been updated directly on our backend, so you are not required to update your app to see these changes. However, if you haven’t downloaded the Decree app yet, you can do so now on the App Store or Google Play Store to take the next generation of Omani legal research with you wherever you go.

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.

Bringing the Update to You

• Synced Features: Android users now have the same “Browse Legislation” view recently introduced on iOS.
• Latest Decrees on the Go: View Royal Decrees and Ministerial Decisions directly within the app as they are published.
• Search & Find: Use the new search functionality to pinpoint specific content without switching back to your desktop.

Get Started

The update is available now for all users with a subscription bundle that includes Lex AI.

Download or update the Decree app from the Google Play Store today to bring your legal research into full alignment.

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