korean-law-search Skill for Claude: Search Korean Law and Draft Amendment Tables

Makes Claude search Korean statutes, precedents and local ordinances, and draft old-versus-new article comparison tables.

Installs: 9.4K; on skills.sh
Stars: 8.2K; on GitHub
Files: 17; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Nov 2026; last repo commit

This skill makes Claude look up Korean law through the k-skill proxy, which relays to the National Law Information Center (법제처) Open API. It covers 10 kinds of records, such as current statutes, precedents, legal interpretations, administrative rules and local ordinances. You do not need an API key.

It can also draft a 신･구조문대비표, a table that sets current article text against amended text. Give it the article changes and it fetches the current text, builds the table and can save a Hangul .hwpx file when you ask. The result is a draft to check against the official text before submission. It is not legal advice, and it is made by NomaDamas, not by the government.

Good for

Anyone who needs Korean laws, articles or court precedents looked up
Drafters who need a 신･구조문대비표 (old/new article table), optionally as a .hwpx file
Claude Code or Codex users who already run k-skill skills

Install korean-law-search

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the korean-law-search skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

/plugin marketplace add NomaDamas/k-skill
/plugin install k-skill@k-skill

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Pick one route, not both. The plugin installs every skill listed in its plugin.json (135 entries today, the README says 90+) and names them /k-skill:<skill-name>. The skills CLI route installs only this skill. The skill's SKILL.md then runs npx -y @nomadamas/k-skill@0 instruct korean-law-search on first use, so Node.js 18+ and internet must be available.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Search Korean statutes, articles, precedents, interpretations, and local ordinances via k-skill-proxy, and draft 신･구조문대비표 (old/new article comparison tables, optional HWPX). Use when the user asks for Korean law/article/precedent lookups or an amendment comparison table.

Sections in SKILL.md

Get the full instructions (required first step)
Hard rules even without the CLI

Key facts

Author: NomaDamas (named as author in the repo plugin manifest)
Repo: NomaDamas/k-skill
Installs on skills.sh: 9,357 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 8,232 (Nov 2, 2026, whole repo)
License: MIT (SKILL.md); the repo README says the proxy server folders are AGPL-3.0-only
Last repo commit: Nov 1, 2026
What installs: 18 files including SKILL.md: instruction.md, skill.json, a license file and 14 JavaScript files for the amendment table
Needs: Internet and Node.js 18+; no API key (the proxy holds it)
skills.sh audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub pass, Socket pass, Snyk warn (Nov 2, 2026)
Works in: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw/ClawHub

What it includes

Runs npx to print the current instructions for this skill, then follows them
SKILL.md says to run `npx -y @nomadamas/k-skill@0 instruct korean-law-search` first.
Runs code · Fetch instructions
GET /v1/korean-law/search with a target such as law, prec, expc, admrul or ordin
There are 10 targets: law, eflaw, elaw, prec, detc, expc, admrul, ordin, trty and lstrm. Filters include query, court, case number and decision date.
Network · search
GET /v1/korean-law/detail to read the full text of a law or precedent by ID
Use the ID from a search result. JO picks an article, LANG picks the language.
Network · detail
Drafts a 신･구조문대비표 from a JSON file of article changes, up to 30 articles
Run through `npx -y @nomadamas/k-skill@0 exec`. It fetches current article text from the proxy and prints the table. With --output ending in .hwpx it saves a Hangul file.
Runs code · amendment_table.js
Asks Claude to cite the source, not guess missing text, and not give legal advice
Zero hits do not mean no rule exists. If a body text is missing it shows list metadata and says so. For legal judgments it gives a summary and the source only.
Response policy

From the official docs

Permissions

High risk

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

Claude runs whatever the k-skill npm package prints
SKILL.md says to run npx -y @nomadamas/k-skill@0 instruct korean-law-search and follow its output as the primary instructions. Claude therefore acts on text that comes from an npm package at run time, and the @0 tag floats across 0.x releases, so the instructions can change without any change to SKILL.md. SKILL.md also lists an update command. The same text is in the repo as korean-law-search/instruction.md. Read the output before Claude acts on it. github.com
Your searches go through a third-party proxy
Requests go to k-skill-proxy.nomadamas.org, which holds the law API key. The README points to a privacy policy for proxy-backed skills at k-skill-proxy.nomadamas.org/privacy.
The table script can write a file
With --output set to a .hwpx path, amendment_table.js saves the table there. SKILL.md says to create the file only when you ask for it.
The k-skill CLI can send usage statistics
The docs say it sends a random local ID, the command and skill name, CLI version, runtime mode and success flag, but not arguments, input, file contents or credentials. Set KSKILL_ANALYTICS_DISABLED=1 to opt out.
Hard rules in SKILL.md
SKILL.md says never to run payment, message delivery, final submission, cancellation or public posting without explicit approval immediately beforehand, and never to ask for, print or store plaintext credentials in chat, files or shell arguments.

Technical details

Talks to	k-skill-proxy.nomadamas.org. npm registry (npx). us.i.posthog.com (k-skill CLI usage event, unless you opt out)
Sign-in and keys	No key or account. The law API key is held on the proxy server. SKILL.md says never to ask for or store plaintext credentials.
Scopes	Runs npx -y to fetch and run the k-skill CLI and its amendment_table.js script Sends your search terms to k-skill-proxy.nomadamas.org Writes a .hwpx file to a path you give, when you ask for one

Questions

What does korean-law-search do?

It searches Korean statutes, articles, precedents, interpretations and local ordinances, and drafts old-versus-new article comparison tables. Results come from the 법제처 Open API through the k-skill proxy.

How do I install it in Claude Code?

Use the install box at the top. The plugin route installs the whole k-skill set, and the skills CLI route installs only this skill.

Does it need an API key?

No. The instructions say the law API key is held on the proxy server, so you do not need one or a local CLI.

Can it give legal advice?

No. The instructions list actual legal advice and litigation strategy under when not to use it. For legal questions Claude gives a summary and the source text only, and amendment tables are drafts to check against the 법제처 original.

Does it cover laws outside Korea?

No. US, Japanese and EU law searches are listed under when not to use it.

Does it work in the Claude app?

The README lists Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and OpenClaw/ClawHub. The skill runs npx and JavaScript files, so use a client that can run commands.

Is it safe?

The skill runs npx -y @nomadamas/k-skill@0 to fetch its instructions and helper scripts at use time. Your search terms go to the k-skill proxy, and the table script can save a .hwpx file when you ask. Optional usage statistics are on unless you set KSKILL_ANALYTICS_DISABLED=1. Read instruction.md first.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: nomadamas/k-skill
Folder: korean-law-search

nomadamas/k-skill skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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SKILL.md · github.com
instruction.md · github.com
k-skill README · github.com
usage-analytics.md · github.com
install.md · github.com