# Legal AI Glossary
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Key concepts in legal AI and the Model Context Protocol, explained for practitioners and developers.

- [Legal AI Skills](https://legalcode.md/glossary/legal-ai-skills.md) -- Plain-text instruction files that teach AI agents how a senior lawyer approaches specific legal tasks.
- [Legal MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://legalcode.md/glossary/legal-mcp.md) -- Using the Model Context Protocol to connect AI agents to legal data sources across multiple jurisdictions.
- [Zero-Retention Legal AI](https://legalcode.md/glossary/zero-retention-legal-ai.md) -- AI systems that do not store, log, or retain user search queries or document content, preserving attorney-client privilege.
- [AI Contract Review](https://legalcode.md/glossary/ai-contract-review.md) -- Using artificial intelligence to analyze commercial agreements against a playbook, market standards, or regulatory requirements.
- [AI Legal Research](https://legalcode.md/glossary/ai-legal-research.md) -- Using artificial intelligence to search, analyze, and synthesize legal sources including statutes, case law, and regulatory guidance.
- [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://legalcode.md/glossary/model-context-protocol.md) -- An open standard developed by Anthropic that enables AI agents to access external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
- [Legal Agent Workflow](https://legalcode.md/glossary/legal-agent-workflow.md) -- A structured process where an AI agent executes legal tasks step by step, guided by skills and powered by legal data.
- [Programmatic Legal Research](https://legalcode.md/glossary/programmatic-legal-research.md) -- The automated search, retrieval, and analysis of legal sources at scale across jurisdictions.

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