Counterparty Due Diligence MCP — AI Agent Compliance Screening

18 public data sources. 5-dimension FATF-aligned risk scoring. $0.05–$0.10 per tool call.

Screen companies and individuals against OFAC sanctions, Interpol Red Notices, FBI Most Wanted, global corporate registries (UK, Canada, Australia, NZ), GLEIF LEI, SEC EDGAR, Form 4 insider trades, CFPB complaints, WHOIS, tech stack fingerprinting, and EU VAT validation — all from a single MCP tool call.

Built for AI agents performing AML/KYC onboarding, vendor risk assessment, and regulatory compliance due diligence.

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MCP Endpoint

https://counterparty-due-diligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp

Transport: HTTP POST + JSON-RPC 2.0
Protocol: MCP 2024-11-05
Auth: Apify API token (free tier available)

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Tools

Tool	Price	Description
comprehensive_company_screening	$0.10	Full 18-source screening in one call — primary onboarding entry point
sanctions_watchlist_check	$0.07	OFAC SDN + OpenSanctions + Interpol + FBI simultaneous search
corporate_structure_analysis	$0.08	UK Companies House, Canada Corps, Australia ABN, NZBN, OpenCorporates, GLEIF LEI
regulatory_exposure_report	$0.08	SEC EDGAR filings, Form 4 insider trades, CFPB complaints
political_influence_map	$0.07	PEP screening, sanctions adjacency, political affiliation detection
digital_presence_verification	$0.05	WHOIS domain age, privacy flags, EU VAT VIES validation
counterparty_risk_score	$0.10	Weighted 5-dimension scoring engine with FATF grades
jurisdiction_risk_assessment	$0.05	FATF blacklist/greylist, EU/OECD tax haven classification

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5-Dimension Risk Scoring Model

Risk score = 100 − weighted points across 5 dimensions:

Dimension	Max Points	Data Sources
Sanctions & Watchlists	30	OFAC SDN, OpenSanctions (100+ programs), Interpol Red Notices, FBI Most Wanted
Corporate Hygiene	25	UK Companies House, Canada Corps, Australia ABN, NZBN, OpenCorporates (140+ jurisdictions), GLEIF LEI
Regulatory Exposure	20	SEC EDGAR filings, Form 4 insider trades, CFPB complaints
Jurisdiction Risk	15	FATF blacklist, greylist, high-risk third nations, EU/OECD tax haven lists
Digital Presence	10	WHOIS domain age, privacy protection, tech stack fingerprinting

Grades: LOW RISK (90–100) · MODERATE RISK (70–89) · ELEVATED RISK (50–69) · HIGH RISK (25–49) · CRITICAL RISK (0–24)

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Data Sources (18 Total)

Tier 1 — Direct Public APIs (no API key required)

• OFAC SDN — U.S. Treasury sanctions list
• OpenSanctions — Aggregated sanctions (100+ programs)
• Interpol Red Notices — International wanted persons
• FBI Most Wanted — U.S. federal fugitives
• GLEIF LEI — Global Legal Entity Identifier
• SEC EDGAR — Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A)
• SEC Form 4 — Insider trading transactions
• CFPB Complaints — Consumer financial complaints database
• EU VAT VIES — VAT number validation

Tier 2 — Corporate Registries (public, no auth)

• UK Companies House — GB entity registration
• Canada Corporations — Federal + provincial
• Australia ABN — Australian Business Number lookup
• NZ Companies Office — New Zealand NZBN registry
• OpenCorporates — 140+ jurisdictions

Tier 3 — Domain & Technology (public)

• WHOIS Lookup — Domain registration, age, privacy flags
• Tech Stack Fingerprinting — Server software, frameworks, analytics detection

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Usage Examples

Comprehensive Company Screening

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "comprehensive_company_screening",
    "arguments": {
      "entity_name": "Acme Corp Ltd",
      "jurisdiction": "GB",
      "entity_type": "company"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}

Sanctions Watchlist Check

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "sanctions_watchlist_check",
    "arguments": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "search_type": "fuzzy"
    }
  },
  "id": 2
}

Compute Risk Score from Previous Results

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "counterparty_risk_score",
    "arguments": {
      "entity_name": "Vendor Corp",
      "sanctions_hits": 0,
      "corporate_registrations": 2,
      "has_lei": true,
      "sec_enforcement_count": 0,
      "insider_trade_count": 3,
      "cfpb_complaint_count": 0,
      "jurisdiction_codes": ["GB"],
      "domain_age_days": 2000,
      "domain_privacy": false
    }
  },
  "id": 3
}

Jurisdiction Risk Assessment

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "jurisdiction_risk_assessment",
    "arguments": {
      "country_codes": ["RU", "CY", "GB"],
      "include_tax_havens": true
    }
  },
  "id": 4
}

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Risk Score Output Schema

{
  "entity": "Acme Corp Ltd",
  "riskScore": {
    "total": 78,
    "grade": "MODERATE RISK",
    "recommendation": "Proceed with enhanced monitoring. Review corporate structure and ownership within 90 days.",
    "dimensions": {
      "sanctionsWatchlist": { "score": 0, "risk": "LOW", "findings": ["No sanctions hits"] },
      "corporateHygiene": { "score": 18, "risk": "ELEVATED", "findings": ["Found in UK Companies House: Acme Corp Ltd"] },
      "regulatoryExposure": { "score": 3, "risk": "LOW", "findings": [] },
      "jurisdictionRisk": { "score": 1, "risk": "LOW", "findings": ["GB is not a tax haven"] },
      "digitalPresence": { "score": 5, "risk": "MODERATE", "findings": ["Domain 1200 days old"] }
    }
  },
  "dataSources": {
    "ofac": 0,
    "opensanctions": 0,
    "interpol": 0,
    "fbi": 0,
    "corporateRegistries": 1,
    "lei": 0,
    "secFilings": 0,
    "insiderTrades": 0,
    "cfpbComplaints": 0
  },
  "sources": ["OFAC SDN", "OpenSanctions", "Interpol", "FBI", "UK Companies House", "GLEIF", "SEC EDGAR"]
}

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Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

All 8 tools use Apify PPE (Pay-Per-Event) billing. No subscription required.

Tool	PPE Price
comprehensive_company_screening	$0.10
sanctions_watchlist_check	$0.07
corporate_structure_analysis	$0.08
regulatory_exposure_report	$0.08
political_influence_map	$0.07
digital_presence_verification	$0.05
counterparty_risk_score	$0.10
jurisdiction_risk_assessment	$0.05

Typical cost for full onboarding screening: ~$0.40 (4 tool calls: screening + sanctions + corporate + risk score)

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Use Cases

• AML/KYC Onboarding — Screen new customers, vendors, and partners before engagement
• Vendor Risk Management — Assess third-party risk using FATF-aligned grades
• Regulatory Compliance — Satisfy SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) pre-screening requirements
• Pre-Merger Due Diligence — Corporate structure analysis + sanctions screening before M&A
• Know Your Counterparty — Real-time risk scoring for financial institutions and fintech

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Integration

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "counterparty-due-diligence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@apify/counterparty-due-diligence-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

Any MCP-compatible client can connect to https://counterparty-due-diligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp using HTTP POST with JSON-RPC 2.0.

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Technical Details

• Runtime: Node.js 20+ (ES modules)
• Mode: Apify Standby (zero cold-start latency)
• Memory: 512 MB
• Timeout: 300 seconds
• Protocol: MCP 2024-11-05 with JSON-RPC 2.0
• Auth: Apify API token (set APIFY_TOKEN environment variable)

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Related Actors

• compliance-intelligence-mcp — SEC EDGAR enforcement actions and sanctions screening
• sec-edgar-intelligence-mcp — Full SEC EDGAR API access
• company-intelligence-mcp — Business information and company data

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Built for AI agent compliance workflows. 18 public data sources, no subscriptions required.