# barie-aml-watcher-mcp

> AML Watcher MCP Server for performing sanctions and PEP screening via the Model Context Protocol

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/barie-aml-watcher-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: aml, compliance, kyc, mcp, model-context-protocol, pep, sanctions, watcher
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:barie-aml-watcher-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Barie AML Watcher MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for performing real-time sanctions and PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) screening using AML Watcher. This package provides comprehensive KYC/AML compliance screening capabilities.

## Installation

Install via `uvx`:

```bash
uvx barie-aml-watcher-mcp
```

Or install via pip:

```bash
pip install barie-aml-watcher-mcp
```

## Usage

Run the MCP server:

```bash
barie-aml-watcher-mcp --api-key <your-aml-watcher-api-key>
```

### Required Arguments

- `--api-key`: Your AML Watcher API key

## Features

The server provides the following tool:

- **AML Watcher Search**: Perform comprehensive sanctions and PEP screening for any entity type
  - Supports screening of Persons, Companies, Organizations, Vessels, Aircraft, and Crypto Wallets
  - Searches across multiple categories: Sanctions, PEP (all levels), Adverse Media, Warnings and Regulatory Enforcement, Business, Businessperson, Fitness and Probity, Insolvency, SIE, and SIP
  - Optional filtering by entity type, countries, categories, birth/incorporation date, or unique identifiers
  - Uses fuzzy matching to identify close name variations and spelling differences

## Use Cases

- Financial institutions conducting KYC/AML checks
- Fintech platforms screening users or transactions
- Compliance teams monitoring high-risk customers or partners
- Maritime industry screening vessels
- Aviation industry screening aircraft
- Crypto exchanges screening wallet addresses

## Requirements

- Python 3.9+
- AML Watcher API key

## Development

For build and publish instructions, see [BUILD.md](BUILD.md).

## License

MIT

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- finance.markets (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/barie-aml-watcher-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T10:26:35.054Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/barie-aml-watcher-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/barie-aml-watcher-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:barie-aml-watcher-mcp